Facts

The appellant [A.] filed a claim against his landlord with the District Court of Bremgarten on 25 August 2014 and simultaneously requested the granting of legal aid. The President of the Court granted the request and appointed attorney Dr. Peter Steiner as the pro bono legal representative. On 11 June 2015, the President of the Court retroactively revoked the granted legal aid as of 1 February 2015. The High Court partially overturned this decision and remanded the case for re-evaluation to the President of the Court. On 26 November 2015, he decided that the appellant's legal aid would be retroactively revoked as of 1 March 2015. The High Court dismissed both the appellant's appeal and his request for legal aid for the appeal proceedings. The FSCA upheld this decision. On 2 June 2016, the appellant again requested the granting of legal aid and the appointment of attorney Dr. Peter Steiner as his pro bono legal representative. The President of the District Court did not enter into the request. The High Court dismissed the appellant's appeal and ruled that his request for legal aid be rejected. His request for legal aid for the appeal proceedings before the High Court was also rejected.

Considerations

The FSCA considered that the lower court had rightly entered into the…