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Summary
This legal document is a court ruling denying a defendant's request for release from pre-trial detention. The Court finds that the government has shown the defendant is a flight risk and rejects her argument that her conditions of confinement, including a recent COVID-19 lockdown, unconstitutionally interfere with her ability to prepare her defense. The Court concludes she has been given adequate time and resources to communicate with her attorneys.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Defendant | Defendant |
The subject of the court's ruling, who is being detained and argued for release based on conditions of confinement.
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| Defense counsel | Legal representative |
Mentioned in a footnote, instructed to confer with the Government on specific requests for the Defendant.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| the Court | Judicial body |
The entity making the ruling, concluding the Defendant is a flight risk and that her conditions of confinement do not...
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| the Government | Government agency |
The prosecuting party, arguing against the Defendant's release and whose evidence the Court finds persuasive.
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| MDC | Correctional facility |
The facility where the Defendant is being held, mentioned in a quote from the Government's opposition.
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| BOP | Government agency |
Bureau of Prisons, mentioned as having taken measures, including a lockdown, that affected the Defendant's confinement.
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Timeline (2 events)
2020-12-30
The Court issued a determination concluding the Defendant remains a flight risk and that her conditions of confinement do not justify release.
A recent lockdown due to COVID-19 curtailed in-person legal visitations at the facility where the Defendant is held.
MDC
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The location where the Defendant is confined.
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Relationships (2)
The document discusses the Defendant's ability to 'speak and meet regularly with her attorneys' and review discovery materials to prepare her defense.
The document outlines the opposing legal arguments between the defense and the prosecution. A footnote also instructs the Defense counsel to 'confer with the Government on any specific requests.'
Key Quotes (1)
"more time than any other inmate at the MDC to review her discovery and as much, if not more, time to communicate with her attorneys."Source
— the Government
(Quoted from the Government's opposition brief (Gov't Opp'n at 29) to counter the Defendant's claim that her ability to participate in her defense has been impeded.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 108 Filed 12/30/20 Page 20 of 22
In light of the above, the Court again concludes that the Government has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant presents a risk of flight and that the Defendant’s proposed conditions are insufficient to reasonably assure her appearance. The presumption in favor of detention, the weight of the evidence, and the history and characteristics of the Defendant all support that conclusion, and none of Defendant’s new arguments change the Court’s original determination.
D. The Defendant’s conditions of confinement do not justify release
Lastly, the Court is unpersuaded by the Defendant’s argument that the conditions of her confinement are uniquely onerous, interfere with her ability to participate in her defense, and thus justify release. See Def. Mot. at 35–38. Indeed, the Defendant does not meaningfully dispute that she has received “more time than any other inmate at the MDC to review her discovery and as much, if not more, time to communicate with her attorneys.” Gov’t Opp’n at 29. To the extent that the Defendant has concerns regarding some of the measures taken by BOP, including a recent lockdown due to COVID-19 that curtailed in-person legal visitations, the Defendant provides no authority to conclude that this, standing alone, violates her constitutional right to participate in her defense. And while the Court acknowledges the Defendant’s concerns regarding the conditions of her confinement, the Defendant has failed to provide any basis to conclude that release is warranted on those grounds—even after the Court has determined that she continues to pose a flight risk.³
³ The Court will continue to ensure that the Defendant has the ability to speak and meet regularly with her attorneys and to review all necessary discovery materials to prepare for her defense. Defense counsel shall confer with the Government on any specific requests. To the extent they are not reasonably accommodated, an application may be made to the Court.
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