Jackson v. Capra
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:22-cv-03357
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Raphael Jackson v. Michael Capra, Judge Netburn ordered a status update on Jackson’s state-court motion during his stayed federal case.
Raphael Jackson and Michael Capra must provide the court with a status update about Jackson’s state-court motion by October 7, 2025.
What happened
Raphael Jackson asked to pause his federal case while pursuing a state-court motion based on a 2024 Supreme Court decision. The court previously granted the pause and allowed Jackson to add related claims if the state court rejected them.
Jackson last updated the court about his state-court motion on May 13, 2025. The order requires both sides to file a letter by October 7, 2025, explaining the motion’s status.
Judge Sarah Netburn issued the order on September 30, 2025. The order does not decide Jackson’s underlying claims or the state-court motion.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Capra · No. 1:22-cv-03357
- Lorna Schofield
- Sept. 30, 2025
Background
Raphael Jackson asked on September 17, 2024, to pause his federal proceedings because of the Supreme Court’s decision in Erlinger v. United States. He attached a copy of a motion he had filed in state court under New York Criminal Procedure Law § 440.10 on August 14, 2024.
On September 24, 2024, the court granted a stay so Jackson could pursue any potentially related claims in state court. The court also allowed him to amend his federal petition to add those claims if the state court rejected them. Jackson’s most recent status letter about the state-court motion was filed on May 13, 2025.
Order
The parties must file a letter updating the court on the status of the state-court motion by October 7, 2025. Judge Sarah Netburn’s order is administrative and does not decide the merits of Jackson’s federal petition or the state-court motion.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.