Denied Attorney Access
6th Amendment violation — could not communicate with counsel.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
41 people named
Tap any name to see their case page and every document where they appear.
C-2B pod, DC DOC
- Billy Chrestman· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Bryan Mock· J6 detainee / OC spray target
- Dan Caldwell· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Jessica Watkins· J6 co-defendant
- Jon Mellis· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kash Kelly· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kelly Meggs· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Nathaniel DeGrave· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Scott Fairlamb· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Tim Hale· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
DC DOC
- A. Points· DC DOC Mailroom responder
- Doug Jensen· J6 co-defendant / witness
- Ingrid Washington· DC DOC Legal Instruments Examiner
- James McGrew· J6 detainee / witness
- Lt. Allen· Detention Lieutenant
- Major Sheila Marr· Detention Major
- Michelle Jones· Deputy Warden, DC Jail CTF
- Officer J. Johnson· Detention Officer
- Peter Schwartz· J6 co-defendant / witness
- Quincy Booth· Director, DC DOC
- Sgt. Shawn Franklin· Detention Sergeant
- T. Cambell· Grievance Manager
DC DOC / IA
DC DOC Medical
Eastern District of California Federal Defender (Sacramento)
Federal Public Defender (DC)
Legislative Branch
Northern Neck Regional Jail
Rappahannock Regional Jail
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Marshals Service
United States v. Nichols & Harkrider
Evidence on file
173 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.
Ryan46 documents in 44 items
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Apr 15, 2024
DC DOC IGP draft: Officer Brown interference with doctor visit re mask (Nichols)
exhibit · Mar 28, 2024
Telephone Incident 3/28/24 - attorney call re sentencing
grievance_form · Nov 3, 2022
Rappahannock Jail Request Form 11/3/22 - take drawers for court visit
grievance_form · Oct 19, 2022
Govt Second Supplement to Opposition - Doc 172 p.1/3
grievance_form · Oct 17, 2022
RRJ Inmate Request Form #1209691: evidence.com access (10/17/22)
grievance_form · Oct 14, 2022
Rappahannock Regional Jail Inmate Grievance - rec time denied
grievance_form · Oct 14, 2022
RRJ Inmate Request #1209696: 680 minutes lost rec — request denied (10/14/22)
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 3 of 14
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 2 of 9 (Aug 29 and Sept 5 incidents)
grievance_form · Sep 11, 2022
DC DOC Complaint 9/11/22 - 72hr solitary, denied attorney, Deputy Warden Lonita Tortura
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
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — arbitrary application is unconstitutional (p.8 of 21)
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Mental Health Visit checklist 5/17/22 - feelings of hopelessness
other · Mar 18, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 6, Feb 26 to Mar 18 (haircuts, 'insurrectionist', US Marshals)
grievance_form · Jan 29, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re phone outages blocking attorney communication (6th Amendment)
grievance_form · Jan 8, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re undelivered books and mail from wife and attorney
grievance_form · Jan 7, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re mental health, denied haircut/shave/visits/religious services since 3/4/2021
grievance_form · Jan 2, 2022
IGP Complaint w/ DOC Response — Ryan Nichols re Cpl. Menyongai (counseled by K. White 2/2/22)
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 2 - Kamala shirt, legal visits, family visits
other · Oct 17, 2021
Conditions log — Notes on C-2B, Sep 23 to Oct 17 (food, grievances, civil rights)
grievance_form · Oct 15, 2021
Formal Grievance - Religious Services/COVID Vaccine (Oct 15, 2021)
letter · Jul 30, 2021
Files Harrison letter to Ingrid Washington enclosing additional flash drive (Jul 30 2021)
letter · Jul 27, 2021
Files Harrison defense letter to Ingrid Washington (DOC CTF) re Nichols discovery drive (Jul 2021)
motion
Defense Argument p.3 — Dupree Factors, Lee, Buswell Case Law
motion
Case Scope ICAP page 2 - Brady violation, Congress withholding BWC video
letter
From Ryan — p4: cell hygiene horror, Lee/Hays/Pinky, Robinson ERT pull March-June
letter
From Ryan — demands: change prosecutor/judge, VA rep, civil rights atty + 9th Cir case cite
grievance_form
Work Performance Comments — Sgt. Shawn Franklin Recommends Nichols
motion
Defense Argument p.4 — Acevedo-Baldera, Stephens, Jeffries 3142(i) Case Law
letter
From Ryan — DC Jail conditions list, page 2 (1901 D St SE)
letter
From Ryan — timeline p3: Farrakhan ideology, 10-day isolation after attorney visit, lost legal paperwork
motion
Defense Argument p.5 — Trial Prep Burdens, Complexity, Expense, Chressen
letter
From Ryan — p3: Final Call ideology, civil rights plea, named guards list
exhibit
Contact Info For Jail Suit - co-plaintiffs/witnesses list with attorneys
other
Notes on jail conditions, mail, books, law library restrictions
other
Notes - jail tablet, internet, attorney call & lighting restrictions
exhibit
Notes from J6 Committee hearings - Giuliani drunk, Eugene Goodman, Sidney Powell
exhibit · Oct 18, 2021
Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Discovery Delays - 10 months in jail, 8 in solitary
grievance_form2 pages
Doc 135 — Motion to Transfer Venue / E.D. Texas (Aug 2022)
letter2 pages
Ryan Nichols — DC Jail Conditions Manuscript
Co-detainee28 documents in 26 items
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Email Ted Hull (NNRJ Supt) to attorney Gross re: Quaglin discovery disappeared
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Hull email continued - cites court ruled habeas without merit, refuses further
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Atty Jonathan Gross to Supt Ted Hull re Quaglin health/discovery (Oct 2022)
grievance_form · Apr 20, 2022
IGP 2209716-259 Informal Resolution re: Non-Animosity form / Brandon Fellows / Lt Bruce (4/20/22)
exhibit · Apr 16, 2022
Timeline - p9 (23-1 lockdown, mail delays, Ryan Samsel beating, Fairlamb)
exhibit · Dec 30, 2021
DC DOC COVID-19 Omicron memo (Dec 2021) annotated by Ryan Nichols — 22 & 2 lockdown trigger
motion · Dec 29, 2021
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC motion (p.5, 12-29-21) re: emails to judge, no defense
letter · Dec 29, 2021
Sean McHugh — letter to Joe McBride (12-29-21) re: Jacob TDS, John Pierce, 92-115mo plea offer
letter · Dec 29, 2021
Sean McHugh — letter to atty Joe McBride re: counsel attacking McBride credibility
motion · Dec 28, 2021
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC motion (p.4, 12-28-21) re: Judge Bates, breakout room, Beattie article
grievance_form · Nov 17, 2021
Informal Grievance Form #135251 page 2 — witness list incl. Jon Mellis, Doug Jensen, Brandon Fellows (11/17/21)
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff - 10/19/21 town hall, page 1
letter
From Timothy L. Hale-Cusanelli #376441 — conditions list (Ryan Samsel beating note)
affidavit
Timothy Hale (Hale-Cusanelli #376441) veteran witness statement (signed)
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se ineffective assistance brief (caption + Lexi Negin / Maria Jacob narrative)
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC brief (cont.) re: DA from Utah / Lexi Negin trip / waived speedy trial
motion
Sean McHugh — earlier draft IAC brief (Lexi Negin BLM, DUI/alcoholism, 2nd detention hearing)
affidavit
Witness statement: Kenneth Harrelson — hate-mail received in DC Jail
exhibit
Witness statement - Richard Jong Pak #98201 diabetic care denied
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se motion for ineffective assistance of counsel (p.1) re: Maria Jacob
letter · Sep 15, 20212 pages
Alan Byerly — "Hole" placement for "looking white"
letter · Mar 8, 20212 pages
Kelly Meggs (Oath Keepers) — CPL Pinky slur and Samsel beating witness
letter
Shane Jenkins #377186 — FDC Houston, SSSS flag, Fairlamb/Holmes incident
affidavit
Daniel Caldwell witness statement re DC DOC (p.1, signed top)
Attorney59 documents in 43 items
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.5/11 - Three drives explained
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.11/11 - COS
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.10/11 - Conclusion & Signatures
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.9/11 - Marshals custodian, Point Three
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 Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.8/11 - Point Two: Sixth Amendment
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Motion for Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.1/11
letter · Oct 14, 2022
Atty/Rabbi Gross to SDUSM Haywood: Nichols Sukkot religious accommodation (Oct 2022)
affidavit · Oct 5, 2022
Affidavit of Ingrid Washington - Doc 169-1 p.3/13 (Aug 29 incident)
letter · Oct 3, 2022
Atty Gross to Hull cont: Quaglin gluten food/missing discovery
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release - Doc 168 p.14/14 - Signature/COS
motion · Sep 28, 2022
Reply to Govt Opposition p8: McBride & Gross signature, cert of service
letter · Sep 13, 2022
Marshal Ruffin reply to Gross re USMS authority/policy on Nichols transfer (Sep 13 2022)
letter · Sep 13, 2022
Email: Attorney Gross to USMS Marshal Ruffin re Ryan Nichols Transfer
letter · Sep 12, 2022
Email: Gross to USMS Ruffin re Sudden Transfer from DC Jail
letter · Sep 12, 2022
Email: DC DOC GC Eric Glover Confirms USMS Picked Up Nichols
letter · Sep 12, 2022
Atty Jonathan Gross to USMS Marshal Lamont Ruffin re Nichols transfer (Sep 12 2022)
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Motion to Dismiss page 5: McBride signature and certificate of service
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 12 of 12 (Conclusion, Signature)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Certificate of Service (p.21 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Conclusion and WHEREFORE (p.20 of 21)
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Motion in Limine — signature page with WHEREFORE list of excluded terms (p.5)
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Doc 134 (8/12/22): Motion to Join Harkrider Reply p.4 - Certificate of Service
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Motion to Join and Adopt Co-Defendant ECF 96 Motion to Compel
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Doc 129 (8/10/22): Nichols Motion to Continue p.2 - signed Joseph McBride
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Doc 132 (8/12/22): Motion to Join Harkrider p.3 signature/COS
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Doc 134 (8/12/22): Motion to Join Harkrider Reply p.3 - USCP shot first, conclusion
motion · Aug 10, 2022
Doc 129 (8/10/22): Nichols Motion to Continue trial (Lyme/Long Covid) p.1
other · Jul 15, 2022
DC DOC Request for Legal Visit — Joseph McBride (7/15/22)
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution: Missing legal mail/Congressman letter from SMU property - IGP #20220512-290
grievance_form · May 2, 2022
IGP #2022050-120 page 2: Civil court max damages, McBride contact, release demand
grievance_form · May 1, 2022
Electronic IGP #2022050-120: Water shut off 3-4 hrs, cell 9 inmate medical emergency
grievance_form · Mar 9, 2022
Grievance 3/9/22 — request to add investigative attorney to APDS tablet (atty Joseph McBride, 6A counsel)
grievance_form · Mar 7, 2022
Inmate request form — 3/7/22 add investigative attorney David Sumrall to call list
other · Oct 18, 2021
Conditions log — 10/18 discovery laptop deadline (Sgt Franklin, Joseph McBride, Ms Wilson)
exhibit
Pre-Trial Release notes for attorney McBride
transcript
Hearing Transcript p.18 — McBride: FBI Raid, Self-Surrender, Munchel/Tanios
motion
Defense outline p2: three drives, Aug 29 confiscation, Officer Swolwannii bodycam
motion
Defense outline: Illegal Taking of Nichols thumb drive — opening statement notes
exhibit
McBride note - witness statement on sexual assault & mental illness
motion · Aug 12, 20222 pages
Doc 155 — Motion to Dismiss All Charges (Sept 2022)
motion · Aug 10, 202216 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Court13 documents in 11 items
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
order · May 1, 2024
Texas Court Register of Actions - State v. Nichols 2018-0666 Assault Misdemeanor
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement Doc 169 p5/5: signature block (Graves/Brasher/Rocha)
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
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Join Transfer Venue (Doc 135) page 1 of 6
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
letter
From J6 detainees — protest letter after Warden/DC DOC held in contempt by Judge Lamberth
motion · Sep 8, 20222 pages
Doc 156 — Supplement to Emergency Pretrial Release: Lt. Lancaster macing Maccabees
exhibit2 pages
Ryan Nichols — Detention Hearing Analysis (76-point)
Govt response25 documents in 17 items
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
letter · Mar 9, 2026
Eastman Credit Union deficiency notice: 2024 Ford F-150 sale, 7,888.82
grievance_form · Oct 27, 2022
Rappahannock Regional Jail Returned Grievance (improperly filed, 10/27/22)
grievance_form · Oct 19, 2022
Govt Second Supplement - Doc 172 p.3/3 - Certificate of Service
grievance_form · Oct 19, 2022
Govt Second Supplement to Opposition - Doc 172 p.2/3 + signatures
exhibit · Oct 6, 2022
Doc 169-1 p.8/13 - DOC Procedure Letter end (Exhibit A pt 3)
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement to Opposition - Doc 169 p.5/5 - Signatures
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 · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply to Government Opposition — page 1 of 14
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 9 of 9 (Conclusion, signatures)
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 2 of 12 (Background)
exhibit · Aug 30, 2022
Doc 169-1 p.13/13 - Exhibit C end: Aug 30 2022 DOC Procedure final page
exhibit · Aug 30, 2022
Doc 169-1 p.12/13 - Exhibit C: Aug 30 2022 DOC Updated Procedure Letter
exhibit · Oct 7, 2021
Doc 169-1 p.10/13 - Exhibit B: Oct 7 2021 email Washington to McBride
exhibit
Sgt. Shawn Franklin work performance comments — Nichols outstanding, no disciplinary reports
other
DC Jail Inmate Handbook page 18 — Veteran Services / Reentry / Release sections
exhibit9 pages
DC DOC Inmate Handbook 2022-2023
Evidence2 documents
Photographs and exhibits.
photo · Nov 4, 2022
Notes/excerpts of GOP Whistleblowers Report pp40-41: J6 pipe bombs, 880 arrests
photo · Nov 4, 2022
House Judiciary GOP FBI Whistleblowers Report — Executive Summary p2/1050
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