Letter from Eghosasere Avboraye-Igbinedion, Re: Case 1:21-cr00054-RDB, Urgent Message to Fire My Court Appointed Attorney (Dkt. 228-1, D. Md.)

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In this letter, filed as Document 228-1 in Case 1:21-cr-00054-RDB (D. Md.), Eghosasere Avboraye-Igbinedion asks Judge Bennet to address personally a request to fire the court-appointed attorney, and says the writer no longer wants to be represented by any CJA attorney. The letter states that, about seven days before the scheduled trial, the writer had still not once been able to meet the attorney, named as Alfred, to view evidence or discovery, and that planned meetings or calls in April and May did not happen. It says Alfred first called to ask about the evidence on May 25 and said the government had not yet sent the electronic version of the discovery. The letter also refers to an earlier CJA attorney, Jose Molina.

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Case 1:21-cr-00054-RDB Document 228-1 Filed 06/02/23 Page 1 of 1

Eghosasere Avboraye-Igbinedion _ KL
192 N Lansdowne Ave Unit B3 JUN -1 2023
Lansdowne, PA 19050 ORE
1/2023 1) §. DISTRICT COU
05/31/ CLERIC fICT OF MARYLA EPUTY

RE: Case 1:21-cr00054-RDB BY

RE: Urgent message to fire my court appointed attorney. | would like judge bennet to address
this matter personally. | can no longer allow the representation of any court appointed
attorney. | also have proof that the courts have sided with a CJA attorney before which led to
me being taken into custody even though he lied.

101 w Lombard st, chambers 5D
Baltimore, Md 21201

To: The Honorable Judge Bennet

| am writing this letter to inform you that as of today | no longer want or need to be
represented by any court appointed attorney through the CJA. On this current day we are
about seven days away from the scheduled trial and | have still not once been able to meet with
my attorney to view evidence or discovery. | have record showing that almost every time during
the month of May and April that Alfred sent a text message saying we would meet or speak it
never happened. | recently let Alfred know that | have these records and I'm aware that we
never get to meet via zoom or anything. After informing Alfred of this he apologized for it via
text. May 25" 2023 was the first time Alfred actually called me over the phone to ask me any
questions about the evidence in the case. During that phone call Alfred admitted that due to
certain circumstances he is aware and agrees that | have been hindered from properly
preparing for my case with my attorney. He even claimed that as of May 25"" 2023 the
government had not sent him the electronic version of the discovery. | have a right and | am
entitled to view my discovery to its entirety with my attorney in preparation for trail. This is
now yet another experience with a CJA attorney that has gone this way. In fact, this experience
is the worse when it comes to preparation because up until now me an Alfred have never

reviewed any evidence to strategize a defense for me. The last CJA attorney Jose Molina Filed a

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