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Parties Involved:
Austin Ray
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

AUSTIN RAY, 

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 15-1357

(D.C. No. 1:14-CR-00147-MSK-2)

(D. Colo.)

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ORDER

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Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, McHUGH, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.

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This matter is before us on Austin Ray’s response to the court’s order directing 

him to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of appellate 

jurisdiction. Mr. Ray is proceeding pro se in his criminal case, with counsel appointed to 

act in an advisory capacity. Mr. Ray noticed this appeal from a minute entry reflecting 

the district court’s denial of standby counsel’s request to withdraw and the denial as moot 

of Mr. Ray’s Motion for Appointment of Conflict Free Defense Counsel.

The denial of a request for replacement counsel is not immediately appealable, 

United States v. Beltran, 663 F.3d 1056, 1058-59 (9th Cir. 2011), nor is the denial of a 

request to withdraw self-representation and receive substitute counsel, see United States 

v. Merchant, 992 F.2d 1091, 1095 (10th Cir. 1993) (reviewing the issue on appeal from 

final judgment). Mr. Ray’s arguments in support of jurisdiction are not persuasive. We 

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

October 20, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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again warn Mr. Ray that future interlocutory appeals in his criminal case may be 

summarily dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See United States v. Ray, No. 15-1347 

(10th Cir. Oct. 5, 2015) (dismissing for lack of jurisdiction and warning of the same).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Jane K. Castro

 Counsel to the Clerk

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