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23 matches for "pretrial detention": 3 grievances · 6 events · 0 people · 14 documents.

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videoRecord on file — open to view

Jan 16, 2026

Brian Mock: Going Rogue Interview on January 6 Custody and Prison Reform

…ntify discussion of Mock’s January 6 background, arrest and pretrial detention, claimed treatment in the D.C. Jail, claimed exculpatory ev…

spreadsheetRecord on file — open to view

Mar 25, 2024

Ryan Nichols Grievance Spreadsheet

Master log of every grievance filed during pretrial detention: dates, IGP numbers, responses, complaint types, and the pa…

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Nov 22, 2022

Order Setting Conditions of Release (ECF 180)

…rders release on personal recognizance — after 22 months of pretrial detention.

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Sep 15, 2022

Government Opposition — page 6 of 9

Argument II.B: length of pretrial detention and complexity not compelling reasons. Government concedes…

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Aug 30, 2022

Emergency Motion for Release — page 7 of 12

…andard that 16 months would be unconstitutionally excessive pretrial detention.

motionRecord on file — open to view

Aug 10, 2022

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus — Nichols v. Garland (ECF 1)

…Merrick Garland and DC DOC official Michelle Jones over his pretrial detention. Filed while detained; the case that ran alongside the crim…

motionRecord on file — open to view

Mar 1, 2022

Government motion for pretrial detention of Matthew Jason Beddingfield

The government’s March 1, 2022 request for pretrial detention. It is preserved as prosecution advocacy and includes a mor…

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Jan 1, 2022

Ryan in the DC Jail

Photograph of Ryan Nichols inside the DC Jail during pretrial detention.

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Dec 31, 2021

Jonathan Mellis Motion to Reconsider Pretrial Detention — ECF No. 27

Defense motion seeking release pending trial. Its descriptions and comparisons are defense advocacy, not independent archive findings. Native PDF: 11 pages, 211,321 bytes, PDF 1.7, unencrypted. SHA-256 cb4c84b1345b10f6986b1c1dee1b28ddd9b1860e06bc155f0508b7de38c08539.

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Oct 25, 2021

Motion for Reconsideration of Detention Order

Defense motion asking the court to reconsider pretrial detention.

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Jul 26, 2021

D.C. Circuit judgment affirming Julian Khater pretrial detention

The D.C. Circuit affirmed Judge Hogan’s May 12, 2021 pretrial-detention order after concluding that the district court made an individualized Bail Reform Act assessment. The judgment addressed detention, not guilt.

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Apr 26, 2021

United States v. Fairlamb — Pretrial Detention Opinion

Public opinion mirror of Judge Royce C. Lamberth’s April 26, 2021 memorandum ordering Scott Fairlamb detained pending trial after reviewing a magistrate judge’s conditional-release decision.

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Bond Points: U.S. v. Salerno + Gorsuch quote

…ixed with U.S. v. Melendez-Carrion - page 747 max length of pretrial detention for Speedy Trial Act, page 748 pretrial not to be held in s…

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Pre-Trial Release notes for attorney McBride

…ased pretrial with ankle monitor, and US v. Melendez ruling pretrial detention based solely on alleged dangerousness unconstitutional past…