Legal Doc: Letter to Chief Justice Hogan Requesting Rulings

June 5, 2003

Honorable Thomas F. Hogan
Chief Judge
United States District Court
District of Columbia
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

Re: United States v. Jonathan J. Pollard, Crim. No. 86-0207 (TFH)

Dear Chief Judge Hogan:

Currently pending before the Court in the above-referenced case are two motions, originally filed in 2001. These motions, both fully briefed, are:

(1) Defendant's Motion for Modification of the Court's January 12, 2001 Memorandum Order Based Upon the Government's August 3, 2001 Letter; and

(2) Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's August 7, 2001 Memorandum Opinion and Judgment, or in the Alternative, for Issuance of a Certificate of Appealability Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c).

The motions were filed on August 16, 2001 and October 5, 2001, respectively.

In January 2003, with the two motions long pending, we requested a status conference at which we could address any questions the Court might have with respect to the motions. On February 23, 2003, your Honor denied our motion for a status conference.

The two motions remain undecided, nearly two years after their original filing in 2001. We respectfully request and await the Court's rulings.

Respectfully,

Eliot Lauer
Jacques Semmelman

cc: Steven Pelak, Esq.
     Robert Okun, Esq.
     Office of the United States Attorney