Confiscation of Legal Mail and Documents
Legal mail and case documents confiscated, again preventing defense preparation.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
17 people named
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C-2B pod, DC DOC
DC DOC
DC DOC / IA
Legislative Branch
Private counsel
Rappahannock Regional Jail
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Evidence on file
42 documents on file
Every page below is a watermarked scan from Ryan's own case file. Click any one to read it, share it, or copy the link.
Ryan15 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement to Opposition - Doc 169 p.4/5 - Two Drives Issue
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement to Opposition - Doc 169 p.3/5 - SanDisk Photo & Sect III
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 7 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 5 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 3 of 14
grievance_form · Sep 9, 2022
DC DOC Complaint 9/9/22 - hard drives with FBI/habeas materials seized
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 5 of 12
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 3 of 12
grievance_form · Jul 24, 2022
IGP Calendar tracking grievances 2022
grievance_form · Jul 5, 2022
IGP Step 4 Appeal 7/5/22: legal/US mail confiscated 3.5 weeks
grievance_form · May 20, 2022
Step 2 Formal Grievance #20220527-603: Mail/legal docs taken 1 month, IGP records
exhibit · May 13, 2022
DC DOC Issues log continued - May 9-13, 2022
letter
Defense letter — Discovery access problems at DC Jail (Nichols hard drive & Relativity)
motion
Defense Argument p.2 — Thumb Drive Confiscation Makes Trial Prep Impossible
letter
From Robert Morss — Cell C2B conditions list, religious denial (p.2)
Co-detainee5 documents
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 4 - grievances, PREA, racial discrimination, CPL Hayes/Armstrong/Holmes
letter
From Timothy L. Hale-Cusanelli #376441 — conditions list (Ryan Samsel beating note)
affidavit
Witness statement: Kenneth Harrelson — hate-mail received in DC Jail
other
Peter Stager — envelope labeled IGP Legal Mail, Peter Stager 376784, C2B-08
affidavit · Apr 6, 2022
Jessica Watkins veteran witness statement re DC DOC (p.2, signed 6 Apr 22)
Attorney9 documents in 7 items
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.7/11 - ARGUMENT Point One
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.6/11 - Missing blue drive & Rappahannock Sgt. Foster
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Motion for Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.1/11
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution: Missing legal mail/Congressman letter from SMU property - IGP #20220512-290
motion
Defense outline p2: three drives, Aug 29 confiscation, Officer Swolwannii bodycam
motion · Aug 10, 20223 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
letter · Sep 13, 2021
Garret Miller — 23/15 lockdown, shoulder surgery, Memorial Day flags seized (p.2)
Court6 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement to Opposition to Motion for Release re USB hard drive (Doc 169, p1/5)
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement Doc 169 p4/5: TWO drives argument, prayer to deny release
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement Doc 169 p3/5: bagged USB drive photo, prosecution team denial
transcript · Dec 20, 2021
Judge Hogan on the record: Ryan Nichols' due process rights were violated
exhibit · Mar 15, 2021
DC DOC voluminous evidence review procedure (Mar 15 2021) — Doc 169-1 p6/13
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Doc 156 p3: No detox bath, mental health denied, Spanish grievance form
Govt response7 documents in 4 items
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement to Opposition - Doc 169 p.1/5 - Hard Drive Status
exhibit · Oct 6, 2022
Doc 169-1 p.7/13 - DOC Voluminous Evidence Review Procedure (Exhibit A pt 2)
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 2 of 12 (Background)
exhibit4 pages
DC DOC Inmate Handbook 2022-2023
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