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These Circuit Rules may explain, in part, the dramatically increased number of petitions for certiorari on direct appeal from federal courts of appeals  J filed by persons in forma pauperis.m ; uB- ԍ FTN    XgEpXFr  ddf < For the October 1983 Term, we received 523 petitions for certio uB rari on direct review in criminal cases from in forma pauperis petitioners in federal courts. That number increased fourfold by the October 1993 Term with 2,053 petitions. That increase stands in contrast with the increase in criminal petitions on direct review from state courts"an increase of only 50% in that same 10year period.  Consistent with the Criminal Justice Act, we have provided by Rule for the payment of counsel appointed by this Court to represent certain indigent defendants. See Rule 39.7 ( In a case in which certiorari has been granted or jurisdiction has been noted or postponed, this Court may appoint counsel to represent a party financially unable to afford an attorney to the extent authorized by the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended, 18 U.S.C. 3006A). But nothing in the Criminal Justice Act compels counsel to file papers in contravention of this Court's Rules against frivolous filings. And though indigent defendants pursuing appeals as of rightn"   have a constitutional right to a brief filed on their  J behalf by an attorney, Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), that right does not extend to forums for  J discretionary review. Ross v. Moffitt, 417 U.S. 600, 616!617 (1974). Our Rules dealing with the grounds for granting certiorari, and penalizing frivolous filings, apply equally to petitioners using appointed or retained counsel. We believe that the Circuit councils should, if necessary, revise their Criminal Justice Plans so that they do not create any conflict with our Rules. The plan should allow for relieving a lawyer of the duty to file a petition for certiorari if the petition would present only frivolous claims.  A few of the Circuits have adopted plans that accommodate this Court's Rules in some fashion. For instance, the First Circuit only requires appointed counsel to continue representation at the Supreme Court level if the person requests it and there are reasonable grounds for counsel properly to do so. 1st Circuit Rule 46.5(c). If counsel determines a petition would be frivolous, he must inform the First Circuit and request leave to withdraw. See also 2d Circuit Rules App. A, Rule III.5. The Sixth Circuit takes a different tack, insulating counsel from violation of its Rules (though not, of course, from violation of our Rules) so long as he proceeds according to his best professional judgment, without resorting to the approval of the appellate court. Its recently amended Rule states: Court appointed counsel is obligated to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States if the client  JP requests that such a review be sought and, in counsel's considered judgment, there are grounds for seeking  J Supreme Court review. 6th Circuit Rule 12(f) (emphasis in original). We do not believe that the Criminal Justice Act compels either approach. From an administrative point of view, however, we think a plan requiring approval of the court of appeals is preferable, because`"   attorneys are more likely to avail themselves of this avenue for relief if they have the endorsement of the court to back up their own judgment.