Brennerman v. United States
- Richard Sullivan
- 1:23-cv-01624
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brennerman v. United States, Judge Sullivan declined to act on submissions that requested no cognizable relief and kept copies under seal.
Raheem J. Brennerman and the court’s handling of his submissions.
What happened
In Brennerman v. United States, Raheem J. Brennerman sent the court submissions dated May 24 and June 5, 2023. The order says the submissions did not ask the court to take action or make a recognizable request for relief.
The court therefore said it would not respond to the submissions or take action based on them. It kept copies under seal in case sanctions later became necessary, including a possible order requiring Brennerman to obtain permission before filing future submissions. The order did not impose those sanctions.
Judge Richard J. Sullivan, sitting by designation, directed the Clerk of Court to mail Brennerman a copy of the order.
The detailed version
- Brennerman v. United States · No. 1:23-cv-01624
- Richard Sullivan
- June 9, 2023
Background
The order concerns submissions by Raheem J. Brennerman in the civil case captioned Brennerman v. United States and the related criminal case, No. 17-cr-337 (RJS). The submissions were dated May 24, 2023, and June 5, 2023.
Court’s Action
The court concluded that the submissions did not request court action and did not make a cognizable, or legally recognizable, request for relief. The court stated that it would not respond to or take any action in connection with them.
The court ordered that copies of the submissions be maintained under seal in case it later became necessary to consider sanctions. The order identified as a possible sanction an injunction directing the Clerk of Court to reject Brennerman’s future submissions unless he first obtained the court’s permission. The court did not impose that sanction in this order.
Disposition
The order directs the Clerk of Court to mail a copy to Brennerman. Richard J. Sullivan, a United States Circuit Judge sitting by designation, issued and signed the order.
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