United States Second Circuit

In a civil forfeiture proceeding, the motion to withdraw of defendant's counsel is denied where such a motion will not be granted unless counsel satisfies the requirements established under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1976), and its progeny. With regard to motions to withdraw filed by appellate counsel appointed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 983(b)(2)(A), the procedure established under Anders and its progeny is best suited to protect the right to counsel to which indigent litigants are entitled.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2010
• Published 06/18/2010

Judges

• WESLEY, Circuit Judge:, Before MINER, CABRANES, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Vinoo P. Varghese, New York, NY, for Claimant-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tanya Yvette Hill, Assistant United States Attorney, for Benton J. Campbell, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY, for Appellee.