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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 22, 2024

Iverson v. Surber

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:13-cv-00633
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
26
Civil ProcedureCriminal
In one sentence

In Iverson v. Surber, Judge Abrams said the federal court could not review Iverson’s state criminal proceedings and directed the Clerk to mail the order.

Who this affects

Mr. Iverson, whose letter concerned state-court criminal proceedings, was affected by the court’s conclusion that it lacked appellate authority to review those proceedings. The order does not discuss Surber’s role.

What happened

In Iverson v. Surber, the court received a letter from Mr. Iverson that appeared to express dissatisfaction with his state-court criminal proceedings.

The federal court said it does not have appellate authority to review the state proceedings at issue. The order cited 18 U.S.C. § 3231 generally.

Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of the order to Mr. Iverson. The order did not decide the merits of the state proceedings or state that a motion was denied or dismissed.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Iverson v. Surber · No. 1:13-cv-00633
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
May 22, 2024

Background

The court received an attached letter from Mr. Iverson. The order states that the letter appeared to express dissatisfaction with his state-court criminal proceedings. The opinion text does not clearly identify the specific relief Mr. Iverson sought from the federal court.

Court’s Analysis

The court explained that it is a federal court and lacks appellate authority over the state-court proceedings about which Mr. Iverson complained. It cited 18 U.S.C. § 3231 generally. The order did not address whether the state criminal proceedings were lawful or decide any underlying claim on its merits.

Ruling

The court directed the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of the order to Mr. Iverson. The order does not state that a motion or case was denied, granted, or dismissed. Judge Ronnie Abrams also did not issue a merits ruling concerning the state-court proceedings.

The authoritative version

Read the full 26-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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