Bonney v. Reno
- John Koeltl
- 1:00-cv-08270
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 17
In Bonney v. Reno, Judge Koeltl forwarded Bonney’s letter to the Federal Defenders for possible action and requested notice of conflicts.
Dane Ian Bonney, the Federal Defenders, and the court.
What happened
Dane Ian Bonney’s case is captioned Bonney v. Reno. The Southern District of New York received a letter from him, but the order does not describe its contents.
The court forwarded the letter to the Federal Defenders for any appropriate action. The order also said the Federal Defenders should notify the court if it had a conflict.
Judge John G. Koeltl signed the July 14, 2020 order. The order did not decide the underlying dispute or state any further relief.
The detailed version
- Bonney v. Reno · No. 1:00-cv-08270
- John Koeltl
- July 14, 2020
Action Taken
The Southern District of New York stated that it had received an attached letter from Mr. Bonney. The court forwarded the letter to the Federal Defenders for any appropriate action and directed the Federal Defenders to advise the court if it had a conflict.
What the Order Does Not Decide
The order does not describe the letter’s contents, rule on a motion, decide the merits of any claim, or state that the Federal Defenders accepted representation. The provided materials also include documents from earlier proceedings, but those materials do not alter the limited action taken in this July 14, 2020 order.
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