AND RULED UPON in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit case number
17-1955.
3. Mr. Bond and I still agree that he should be allowed to remain pro se with my
4. But, if the court will not allow advisory counsel in this case, I wish to advise
the court that I am willing and able to immediately enter Mr. Bonds case as
counsel of record and will do so, if necessary, once the court rules on the
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outstanding motion.1
5. Either way, I believe that the court should order an answer to Mr. Bonds
court should immediately order a formal briefing schedule with oral argument. If
not, I most certainly would make that request to the court in a motion.
6. I am immediately prepared to provide the court, via Chief Deputy Clerk Mark
Zanchelli, a bar application as directed by the court in its forthcoming order on Mr.
Bonds supplemented motion, and any other forms the court orders submitted.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, I declare under the penalty of perjury that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 19th day of November 2017.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/
_________________________
RICHARD A. POSNER
1222 East 56th Street
1
Should the court require that I take this course, I ask that the court also address
whether my future costs in this case can be offset and subsidized per Local Rule
46(d).
2
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