Ryan Nichols
Grievance #23Bodily Integrity / Court Access·

Coerced COVID Vaccination as Condition of Court Access

Judge Hogan made COVID vaccination a precondition to entering his courtroom for the bond hearing. Ryan went on the record refusing — was told he could not appear at his own hearing unless he took the shot. He reluctantly complied, was injured, and was still denied bond. Then the jail refused the second dose until after the window expired.

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Ryan went on the record stating he did not want the COVID vaccine. He told his attorney the same. Judge Hogan conditioned access to his own bond hearing on getting the shot. Faced with the choice of taking a medical procedure he refused or losing the chance to argue for bond and see his family, Ryan reluctantly complied — and was injured. He has had documented medical problems since the shot. Then, when the second dose was required for the next court appearance, DC DOC refused to administer it until after the dosing window expired. The result: a coerced first dose with documented harm, no second dose, sabotaged court access, and bond denied anyway — even though the bond-hearing judge admitted on the record that prolonged solitary confinement violated Ryan's due process rights. This is not "denied a vaccine." It is coerced medical treatment as a condition of constitutional access to one's own criminal proceedings, compounded by deliberate-indifference medical neglect that prevented the follow-up dose Ryan had been compelled to begin. Documented in the IGP filings and on the court record.

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Evidence on file

20 documents on file

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Ryan10 documents

Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.

grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022

Govt Supplement to Opposition - Doc 169 p.3/5 - SanDisk Photo & Sect III

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Govt Supplement to Opposition - Doc 169 p.3/5 - SanDisk Photo & Sect III

exhibit · May 17, 2022

Mental Health Visit checklist 5/17/22 - feelings of hopelessness

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Mental Health Visit checklist 5/17/22 - feelings of hopelessness

grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021

Electronic Informal Grievance #22112144-412 — denied 2nd vaccine, Dec 20 bond hearing (12/07/21)

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Electronic Informal Grievance #22112144-412 — denied 2nd vaccine, Dec 20 bond hearing (12/07/21)

grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021

Electronic Informal Grievance #22112144-412 page 2 — Nichols signature (12/07/21)

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Electronic Informal Grievance #22112144-412 page 2 — Nichols signature (12/07/21)

grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021

IGP — denied second COVID vaccine dose, court/family/religious access blocked (12/07/21)

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IGP — denied second COVID vaccine dose, court/family/religious access blocked (12/07/21)

grievance_form · Dec 2, 2021

Inmate request form — 12/2/21 haircut & 2nd COVID shot before 12/20 hearing

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Inmate request form — 12/2/21 haircut & 2nd COVID shot before 12/20 hearing

letter

From Ryan — abuse list continued (CRT, Kamala/Biden attire mockery, solitary), page 4

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From Ryan — abuse list continued (CRT, Kamala/Biden attire mockery, solitary), page 4

letter

From Julian Khater — Nurse "this isn't CVS", heart condition denied diet (p.2)

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From Julian Khater — Nurse "this isn't CVS", heart condition denied diet (p.2)

letter

Coffman violations (p.2) — 25 lbs lost, flight risk denial, "napalm" lie

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Coffman violations (p.2) — 25 lbs lost, flight risk denial, "napalm" lie

Co-detainee7 documents

Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.

exhibit · Apr 16, 2022

Timeline - p9 (23-1 lockdown, mail delays, Ryan Samsel beating, Fairlamb)

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Timeline - p9 (23-1 lockdown, mail delays, Ryan Samsel beating, Fairlamb)

grievance_form · Feb 19, 2022

IGP #22092746-038 — Shane Jenkins, vaccine-status haircut denial (2/19/22)

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IGP #22092746-038 — Shane Jenkins, vaccine-status haircut denial (2/19/22)

grievance_form · Feb 15, 2022

Shane Jenkins — Step 2 Formal Grievance: haircut/vaccine mandate (IGP #22092816-279)

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Shane Jenkins — Step 2 Formal Grievance: haircut/vaccine mandate (IGP #22092816-279)

grievance_form · Dec 31, 2021

IGP #20220105-069 — Shane Jenkins informal grievance, lockdown/cell time (12/31/21)

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IGP #20220105-069 — Shane Jenkins informal grievance, lockdown/cell time (12/31/21)

exhibit · May 17, 2022

Notes on 5/17/22 meeting with Jorden Mink re jail conditions

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Notes on 5/17/22 meeting with Jorden Mink re jail conditions

letter · Sep 15, 2021

From Alan Byerly #378160 — Final Call hate, blocked contacts, COs reveal cell

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From Alan Byerly #378160 — Final Call hate, blocked contacts, COs reveal cell

letter · Sep 14, 2021

Shane Jenkins — Body cams off Fairlamb, Lang pepper sprayed, McCade gloves (p.2)

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Shane Jenkins — Body cams off Fairlamb, Lang pepper sprayed, McCade gloves (p.2)

Court3 documents

Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.

grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022

Govt Supplement Doc 169 p3/5: bagged USB drive photo, prosecution team denial

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Govt Supplement Doc 169 p3/5: bagged USB drive photo, prosecution team denial

grievance_form · Mar 18, 2022

Step 4 Deputy Director Appeal 3/18/22 — haircut/vaccine broken promise (Judge Hogan bond hearing)

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Step 4 Deputy Director Appeal 3/18/22 — haircut/vaccine broken promise (Judge Hogan bond hearing)

transcript · Dec 20, 2021

Judge Hogan on the record: Ryan Nichols' due process rights were violated

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Judge Hogan on the record: Ryan Nichols' due process rights were violated

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