Person of record
Hon. Thomas F. Hogan
Senior United States District Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Senior U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia. Subject of a defense recusal motion; his 1982 Oath of Office attached as an annotated exhibit ("Recusal for Cause NO!!"). Conditioned access to Ryan's December 2021 second bond hearing on Ryan taking the COVID-19 vaccine over Ryan's on-the-record objection. Bond denied at that hearing despite Judge Hogan's own on-record admission that prolonged solitary confinement violated Ryan's due process rights.
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Evidence on file
11 documents on file
Ryan2 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
motion · Sep 26, 2023
Filed exhibit: Oath of Office for Judge Thomas F. Hogan (1982)
Court filing exhibit: Oath of Office for United States Judges signed by Thomas F. Hogan dated October 4, 1982. Filed in Case 1:23-cr-00016-JEB Document 59 on 09/26/23 as page 34 of 81.
discovery
Discovery wishlist: bodycams, Reeder/Hogan, FBI Form 1023 CHS
Handwritten discovery list naming specific Capitol Police bodycam tags (X6039BJJV, X6039B9NO, X6039BF8H) and named officers/officials: Roseanne, Fanone, Robert Reeder, Hogan. Demands FBI Form 321/FD-1023 CHS (Confidential Human Source) reporting documentation KL000239.
Attorney4 documents in 1 item
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Aug 10, 20224 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Page 19 begins Section V.D Bail Modification Hearing Dec 20 2021 before Judge Thomas F. Hogan (US v. Nichols CR 21-117). Paragraphs 80-84: Petitioner appeared without haircut for 11 months, denied shower 5 consecutive days, described by counsel as Tom Hanks from Cast Away or homeless person; Judge Hogan troubled, asked about civil rights and racist material; Hogan quote: I don't think it's appropriate to lock someone up and then mistreat them while they're in prison. That's a basis to release someone, certainly.
Court5 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
motion · Sep 26, 2023
Annotated exhibit: Judge Hogan Oath of Office with Recusal for Cause notation
Same Oath of Office for Judge Thomas F. Hogan as in slug 012 but annotated with handwritten text "Recusal for Cause NO!!" Filed in Case 1:23-cr-00016-JEB Document 59 page 77 of 81.
grievance_form · Oct 26, 2022
RRJ Grievance: Judge Hogan ordered evidence.com access (10/26/22)
Rappahannock Regional Jail Inmate Grievance Form OPER-0019, Control No. 032590, filed by Ryan Nichols (ID #20221663, SSN xxx-xx-4381) housing C-4/18 on 10/26/22 at 17:20 to Officer Vick. Grievance: Judge Thomas Hogan in Federal Court ordered that Ryan could view evidence.com/relativity.com and have access to his discovery in jail to prepare for trial. Cites violation of 6th Amendment right. References Inmate Request Form #1209691 returned 10/25/22 3:25 PM. Returned by Ombudsman 10/27/22 (the form returned in j6s8-044).
grievance_form · Mar 18, 2022
Step 4 Deputy Director Appeal 3/18/22 — haircut/vaccine broken promise (Judge Hogan bond hearing)
DC DOC Appeal-Deputy Director Form (Step 4, PP 4030.1 Attachment G) filed by Nichols 3/18/22 appealing Warden response to IGP # 20220316-236. Documents that on 11/1/21 and 11/2/21 DC DOC told Nichols he would be eligible for a haircut BEFORE his bond hearing if he took the vaccine. He was fully vaccinated 12/4/21 but never received haircut or shave; his bond hearing was 12/20/21 in front of Judge Thomas Hogan and he looked terrible/embarrassed/ashamed.
transcript · Dec 20, 2021
Judge Hogan on the record: Ryan Nichols' due process rights were violated
Transcript page from Ryan Nichols' December 20, 2021 second bond hearing before Hon. Thomas F. Hogan. The Judge acknowledges 22-23 hour/day cell retention as "terrible, confining, and difficult" and accepts defense counsel's argument that Ryan's due-process rights were violated — "that should be another basis for his release." On the same page, attorney Joseph McBride lays out retaliation: the DC Jail confiscated Ryan's discovery and revoked his laptop access immediately after he raised conditions of confinement in his November 1 papers. Despite this on-record admission, bond was again denied.
transcript · Dec 1, 2021
Bond Hearing Transcript Excerpt — Judge Hogan acknowledges due process violation (Dec 2021)
Transcript page from the December 2021 bond hearing in U.S. v. Nichols. U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan, on the record, agreed that 22-23 hours of cell confinement is "terrible" and stated: "I accept your argument that his due process rights were violated and that should be another basis for his release." Defense counsel Joseph McBride then raises Sixth Amendment violations and jail retaliation.