United States v. Thomas Bryan Taliaferro, Jr., AKA Tom Byron

980 F.2d 740 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Bryan TALIAFERRO, Jr., aka Tom Byron, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50872. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 4, 1992. * Decided Nov. 30, 1992. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM ** Defendant Thomas Bryan Taliaferro appeals the district court's refusal to substitute attorney David Katz as Taliaferro's counsel pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (1988), Criminal Justice Act (CJA). We affirm and hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to substitute Katz as Taliaferro requested. 1 A federal grand jury indicted Taliaferro on three counts of tax evasion. After the court appointed attorney Michael Brennan from the federal indigent defense panel, Taliaferro moved to obtain a CJA appointment of Katz. The district court denied the motion because Katz was not a…