Rodriguez v. Vance
- John Koeltl
- 1:18-cv-06202
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 11
In Lorenzo Rodriguez v. Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility, Judge Koeltl completed briefing on Rodriguez’s petition and took it under consideration.
Lorenzo Rodriguez and the Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility, the parties identified in the opinion.
What happened
Lorenzo Rodriguez v. Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility concerns Rodriguez’s petition challenging his conviction or custody. The order says the court received his further reply to the respondent’s response.
The court stated that briefing on the petition was complete and that it would consider the petition. The order did not decide whether Rodriguez was entitled to relief.
Judge John G. Koeltl issued the order on June 2, 2020, and directed chambers to mail a copy to Rodriguez, who was representing himself. The order therefore completed briefing but made no merits ruling.
The detailed version
- Rodriguez v. Vance · No. 1:18-cv-06202
- John Koeltl
- June 2, 2020
Background
Lorenzo Rodriguez filed a petition in federal court. The attached materials show that Rodriguez argued the state prosecution involved constitutional violations, including alleged suppression of favorable evidence, exclusion from part of his trial, and other disputes about the evidence and prosecution. The order itself does not resolve those arguments.
Rodriguez was proceeding without a lawyer. The respondent had filed a response and a further response, and Rodriguez submitted a further reply addressing the respondent’s latest filing.
Court’s Action
The court stated that it had received Rodriguez’s further reply, that briefing on the petition was complete, and that it was taking the petition under consideration. The court did not grant or deny the petition and did not decide the merits of Rodriguez’s claims. Chambers was directed to mail a copy of the order to Rodriguez at the address listed on the docket.
Result
Judge John G. Koeltl entered an order completing the briefing stage and taking the petition under consideration. No final relief or other merits disposition appears in this opinion.
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