Legal aid and appointment of counsel in constitutional complaint

BVerfG 1 BvR 1083/09Bverfg / 1. Senat 3. KammerSep 21, 2011Granted

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Omnilex summary

In a constitutional complaint proceeding, the Federal Constitutional Court granted the complainant legal aid and appointed Mr. G. c/o Rechtsanwälte S. as counsel. The decision does not contain further substantive rulings on the underlying social-law dispute.

Omnilex headnote

§ 22 Abs. 1 S. 1 BVerfGG; § 114 S. 1 ZPO; § 121 Abs. 2 ZPO — Prozesskostenhilfe in constitutional complaint proceedings and appointment of counsel require the usual civil-procedure conditions, in particular sufficient prospects of success and financial need, with counsel to be appointed where representation is necessary or appropriate under the procedural framework. If these prerequisites are met, legal aid may be granted by the Federal Constitutional Court and a specific lawyer appointed (consid. not stated).

Full text

BVerfG — 1 BvR 1083/09, Prozesskostenhilfebeschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2011-09-21

Aktenzeichen: 1 BvR 1083/09

Dokumenttyp: Prozesskostenhilfebeschluss

Normen: § 22 Abs 1 S 1 BVerfGG, § 114 S 1 ZPO, § 121 Abs 2 ZPO

Vorinstanz: vorgehend BSG, 13. November 2008, Az: B 14 AS 2/08 R, Urteilvorgehend SG Dortmund, 12. November 2007, Az: S 32 AS 428/06, Urteil

Spruchkörper: 1. Senat 3. Kammer

Titelzeile

PKH-Gewährung und Beiordnung eines Rechtsanwalts

Tenor

Der Beschwerdeführerin wird Prozesskostenhilfe unter Beiordnung von Herrn G. c/o Rechtsanwälte S. gewährt.

Keywords

legal aidappointment of counselconstitutional complaintprocedural assistance

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Key legal question

Whether legal aid should be granted for the constitutional complaint.

Extracted holding

Legal aid was granted.

Extracted reasoning

The Court applied the legal-aid standards under the Code of Civil Procedure and the Constitutional Court Act and found the request admissible for support.

Key legal question

Whether counsel should be appointed for the complainant.

Extracted holding

Mr. G. c/o Rechtsanwälte S. was appointed as counsel.

Extracted reasoning

The appointment followed the grant of legal aid under the applicable procedural rules.

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