Legal aid and counsel appointed in constitutional complaint

BVerfG 1 BvR 2867/11Bverfg / 1. Senat 2. KammerDec 14, 2011Granted

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Omnilex summary

In constitutional complaint proceedings under file no. 1 BvR 2867/11, the Federal Constitutional Court granted the complainant legal aid without installment payments and appointed lawyer S. as counsel. The application was decided after the complainant had challenged earlier orders of the Cologne courts.

Omnilex headnote

§ 22 Abs. 1 S. 1 BVerfGG, § 114 S. 1 ZPO, § 121 Abs. 2 ZPO; legal aid in constitutional complaint proceedings and appointment of counsel: if the personal and substantive requirements for legal aid are met, the Federal Constitutional Court may grant legal aid without installments and appoint counsel for the complainant. Appointment follows the statutory rules on legal aid and representation; the decision is taken in the procedural posture of the constitutional complaint and does not presuppose a merits ruling on the complaint itself.

Full text

BVerfG — 1 BvR 2867/11, Prozesskostenhilfebeschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2011-12-14

Aktenzeichen: 1 BvR 2867/11

ECLI: ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2011:rk20111214.1bvr286711

Dokumenttyp: Prozesskostenhilfebeschluss

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

Vorinstanz: vorgehend OLG Köln, 7. Oktober 2011, Az: 21 UF 122/11, Beschlussvorgehend OLG Köln, 18. Juli 2011, Az: 21 UF 122/11, Beschlussvorgehend AG Köln, 26. Mai 2011, Az: 326 F 44/10, Beschluss

Spruchkörper: 1. Senat 2. Kammer

Titelzeile

PKH-Bewilligung und Beiordnung eines Rechtsanwalts

Tenor

Dem Beschwerdeführer wird für das Verfassungsbeschwerdeverfahren Prozesskostenhilfe ohne Ratenzahlung bewilligt und Rechtsanwalt S. beigeordnet.

Keywords

legal aidappointed counselconstitutional complaintcostscivil procedure

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Key legal question

Whether legal aid should be granted for the constitutional complaint and counsel appointed.

Extracted holding

Legal aid was granted without installment payments, and lawyer S. was appointed.

Extracted reasoning

The Court found the statutory requirements for legal aid in constitutional complaint proceedings to be met.

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