Constitutional Right Violations
Filings asserting deprivation of constitutional rights during pretrial detention.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
24 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. Bureau of Prisons
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Marshals Service
United States v. Nichols & Harkrider
Evidence on file
100 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.
Ryan54 documents in 53 items
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release - Doc 168 p.13/14 - Conclusion
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 12 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 3 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 11 of 14
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 8 of 9
grievance_form · Sep 11, 2022
DC DOC Complaint 9/11/22 - 72hr solitary, denied attorney, Deputy Warden Lonita Tortura
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Motion to Dismiss page 4: Bidens speech conclusion, US v Thomas cite
grievance_form · Sep 4, 2022
IGP Complaint 9/4/22: Toilet paper denied, supervisor refusal w/ case cites
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 6 of 12
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 7 of 12
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 5 of 12
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 10 of 12
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 3 of 12
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 8 of 12
grievance_form · Aug 29, 2022
IGP Complaint 8/29/22: Discovery confiscated by force, Ms Washington Legal
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — arbitrary application is unconstitutional (p.8 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — statutory background of 1512(c)(2) (p.3 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Begay analysis / surplusage canon (p.16 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Electoral Count not a contemplated proceeding (p.18 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — arbitrary novel application argument (p.10 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — surplusage / 1512 review (p.17 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — adverb vs conjunctive adverb / Sarbanes-Oxley (p.13 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — noscitur a sociis / Yates / Begay (p.14 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two (1512(c)) — 1512(c) context argument (p.2 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Enron loophole legislative history (p.4 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — selective prosecution examples (p.9 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — grammatical interpretation of otherwise (p.11 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — grammar of otherwise (p.12 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Yates plurality / noscitur a sociis (p.15 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Electoral Count is ministerial, not proceeding (p.19 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Nichols never tampered with documents (p.7 of 21)
grievance_form · Jul 5, 2022
IGP Step 4 Appeal 7/5/22: outstanding unanswered IGPs since 3/9/21
grievance_form · Jul 5, 2022
IGP Step 3 Wardens Administrative Remedy 7/5/22: evidence.com on tablet
grievance_form · Jul 5, 2022
IGP Step 4 Appeal 7/5/22: punitive solitary without hearing, PTSD
grievance_form · Mar 17, 2022
Step 3 Wardens Administrative Remedy 3/17/22 — Formal IGP 22091385-795 with constitutional/due-process case cites
other · Feb 22, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 5, Feb 4-22 (sit-in, video visits, jail covid lawsuit)
grievance_form · Feb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-795: solitary confinement definition & 22-hr lockdown
grievance_form · Jan 29, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re phone outages blocking attorney communication (6th Amendment)
grievance_form · Jan 7, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re mental health, denied haircut/shave/visits/religious services since 3/4/2021
other · Dec 24, 2021
Conditions log — Tablet Grievances Submitted (12/23, 12/24 — 5/6/8/14th Amend, solitary)
exhibit · Jan 6, 2021
Statements Trump Made on Jan 6th - quotes page 2 (fight like hell, walk down Pennsylvania Ave)
other
Unconstitutional Conditions of Confinement habeas outline (Chandler v DC DOC)
letter
From Ryan & J6 detainees — petition to be transferred to Guantanamo Bay, signature page 6
exhibit
Legal research notes: Speed v US, Bell v Wolfish, Mandela rules
other
Habeas Corpus notes: Hudson v. Palmer & Farmer v. Brennan (p.1)
letter
Why I Brought & Carry Guns - personal statement page 1
other
Habeas Corpus notes: Farmer v. Brennan deliberate indifference (p.2)
other
Habeas Corpus notes: Farmer v. Brennan recklessness standard (p.3)
motion
Argument notes: influencing a juror, racial prejudice analogy, Tyler FBI/Fitzer
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Transfer Venue p5: US v North cite, Eastern District of Texas
letter
Handwritten Essay - Request Transfer to Guantanamo Bay (p.6)
letter2 pages
Julian Khater — Officer Hayes beat Ryan Samsel; "Redneck Tank" slur
motion
Defendants Reply to Govt Opposition to Motion to Dismiss p1
Co-detainee12 documents in 11 items
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
grievance_form · Mar 29, 2022
IGP #20220330-520 — Shane Jenkins Formal Grievance, lockdown unconstitutional (3/29/22)
grievance_form · Feb 19, 2022
IGP #22092746-038 — Shane Jenkins, vaccine-status haircut denial (2/19/22)
grievance_form · Feb 3, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal Grievance vs. Mailroom Officer Hampton (IGP #20220208-891)
affidavit
Timothy Hale (Hale-Cusanelli #376441) veteran witness statement (signed)
affidavit
Jessica Watkins witness statement re Ryan Nichols decline in C2B
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
letter2 pages
James McGrew (USMC, VA dialysis) — Amendment-violations affidavit
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Notes on 5/17/22 meeting with Jorden Mink re jail conditions
affidavit · Apr 6, 2022
Jessica Watkins veteran witness statement re DC DOC (p.2, signed 6 Apr 22)
letter
Amendment Violations of Lonnie Coffman (71) #376190 — meds, MRI, injection
Attorney29 documents in 16 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.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 Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.2/11 - Sept 5 incident & timeline
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Motion for Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.1/11
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Immediate Pre-Trial Release — page 1 of 12
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Doc 132 (8/12/22): Motion to Join/Adopt Harkrider ECF 94 (1752 dismiss) p.1
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Doc 136 (8/12/22): Motion in Limine to preclude inflammatory language p.1
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two (1512(c)) — cover page (p.1 of 21)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — Conclusion and WHEREFORE (p.20 of 21)
motion · Aug 11, 2022
Doc 129 (8/10/22): Nichols Motion to Continue p.2 - signed Joseph McBride
grievance_form · May 2, 2022
IGP #2022050-120 page 2: Civil court max damages, McBride contact, release demand
grievance_form · Mar 9, 2022
Grievance 3/9/22 — request to add investigative attorney to APDS tablet (atty Joseph McBride, 6A counsel)
exhibit
Pre-Trial Release notes for attorney McBride
motion · Aug 10, 202214 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Court4 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
grievance_form · Oct 26, 2022
RRJ Grievance: Judge Hogan ordered evidence.com access (10/26/22)
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Join Transfer Venue (Doc 135) page 1 of 6
letter
From J6 detainees — protest letter after Warden/DC DOC held in contempt by Judge Lamberth
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Motion to Dismiss All Charges (Doc 155) page 1 with Ryans annotations
Evidence1 document
Photographs and exhibits.
photo · Nov 4, 2022
House Judiciary GOP Report — Whistleblower invitation page p5/1050
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