Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 5:10-CV-489 (MTT).
July 29, 2011
ORDER
On January 12, 2011, this Court appointed Brian Kammer, Executive Director of the Georgia Appellate Practice and Education Resource Center to represent Wilson pursuant to the provisions in 18 U.S.C. § 3599. (Doc. 4). The Court now AMENDS the January 12, 2011 Order to show that Mr. Kammer was appointed effective December 1, 2010 so that he might receive compensation for preparation of Wilson's 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. See generally McFarland v. Scott , 512 U.S. 849, 856-57 (1994) (the pre-filing appointment of counsel is appropriate in capital cases under the mandatory counsel provision of 21 U.S.C. § 848, subsequently recodified at 18 U.S.C. § 3599).