This column reports on several significant representative decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea and dismiss the indictment charging him as a felon in possession. Judge Frederic Block dismissed an action for a declaration holding New York’s ban on assault weapons unconstitutional. And Magistrate Judge Lee G. Dunst granted a motion to disqualify counsel.

Motion To Withdraw Guilty Plea and Dismiss Indictment Denied

In United States v. Rampersant, 21 CR 196 (EDNY, Dec. 5, 2023), Matsumoto denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea and dismiss as unconstitutional the indictment against him for being a felon in possession of a firearm.