Denied Access to Discovery
Repeatedly denied access to Evidence.com, no tablet, confiscated legal mail. Unable to properly prepare a defense — straight 6th Amendment violations.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
37 people named
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C-2B pod, DC DOC
DC DOC
- A. Points· DC DOC Mailroom responder
- Beth Jordan· Grievance Manager
- Ingrid Washington· DC DOC Legal Instruments Examiner
- James McGrew· J6 detainee / witness
- Lt. Allen· Detention Lieutenant
- Officer Hampton· DC DOC Mailroom Officer
- Officer J. Johnson· Detention Officer
- Quincy Booth· Director, DC DOC
- Sgt. Shawn Franklin· Detention Sergeant
DC DOC / IA
DC DOC Medical
Eastern District of California Federal Defender (Sacramento)
Federal Public Defender (DC)
January 6 Capitol crowd
Legislative Branch
MPD / U.S. Capitol Police
Northern Neck Regional Jail
Rappahannock Regional Jail
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Marshals Service
United States v. Nichols & Harkrider
Evidence on file
111 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.
Ryan61 documents in 47 items
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Mar 29, 2024
DC DOC Formal Grievance 3/29/24 - Iyamah/Wright coercion, Major Reid bodycam
exhibit · Mar 29, 2024
Medical Notes 3/20-3/29/24: testosterone, IGP denials, named officials
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 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.2/5 - Washington Aff. Details
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 2 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 5 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 9 of 14
motion · Sep 30, 2022
Defendant Reply — page 3 of 14
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 8 of 9
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 2 of 9 (Aug 29 and Sept 5 incidents)
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 5 of 9
other · Sep 11, 2022
Grievance tracker - 15/15/20/30 business day escalation chart
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 3 of 12
grievance_form · Aug 29, 2022
IGP Complaint 8/29/22: Discovery confiscated by force, Ms Washington Legal
grievance_form · Jul 24, 2022
IGP Calendar tracking grievances 2022
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: legal/US mail confiscated 3.5 weeks
grievance_form · May 31, 2022
Step 2 Formal Grievance: Tablets/Evidence.com offline entire May
grievance_form · May 28, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution: Discovery unavailable 5/11-5/25 - IGP #20220601-693
motion · Apr 17, 2022
Habeas/Conditions/Discovery notes for change-of-venue, Apr 17 2022
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)
letter
From Ryan — June+ timeline p4: "I am a political prisoner," Jordan discovery, commissary extortion
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
discovery
Discovery wishlist: bodycams, Reeder/Hogan, FBI Form 1023 CHS
motion
Defense Argument p.4 — Acevedo-Baldera, Stephens, Jeffries 3142(i) Case Law
letter
From Ryan — abuse list continued (CRT, Kamala/Biden attire mockery, solitary), page 4
letter
From Ryan — Sept 8 update: water flood, Drs Walls & Coffman, Taylor Etcaranto suicide
letter
From Ryan — ERT took Jordan discovery, Vintoqadyzah video, mask enforcement Franklin
motion
Defense Argument p.7 — Ali (Pirate), El-Hage, El-Gabrowny, Millan Comparators
exhibit
Full Hallway Footage "Things to Watch" - Waldo signals officer, Roseanne dragged in
other
Notes on jail conditions, mail, books, law library restrictions
other
Retaliation 10-point list - shakedowns, lights, lawsuit targeting Jess
discovery
Bodycam log page 2 - officer helmet numbers and timestamps
discovery
Bodycam discovery note - 210106 Felonyriot Capitol BWC X6039BJ4E
exhibit · Oct 18, 2021
Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Discovery Delays - 10 months in jail, 8 in solitary
exhibit8 pages
Ryan Nichols — "Goon Squad" Officer + Bodycam Index
grievance_form
Numbered grievance list: hard drive missing, denied meds, Officer King slur
exhibit7 pages
Ryan Nichols — Tunnel Bodycam / Capitol Discovery Notes
letter2 pages
Julian Khater — Officer Hayes beat Ryan Samsel; "Redneck Tank" slur
letter
Handwritten Essay - DC Jail Grievances Continued (p.4)
Co-detainee15 documents
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
grievance_form · Mar 8, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 2 Formal Grievance re: mailroom (IGP #20220311-131)
grievance_form · Feb 3, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal Grievance vs. Mailroom Officer Hampton (IGP #20220208-891)
motion · Dec 28, 2021
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC motion (p.4, 12-28-21) re: Judge Bates, breakout room, Beattie article
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 3 - discovery laptops, haircuts, IRPs
letter · Oct 14, 2021
Sean McHugh — letter to Ms. Kabele + outline for public letter (10-14-21)
letter · Jul 28, 2021
Attorney letter to Jeffrey McKellop re Discovery & Protective Order — annotated by Ryan
letter
From Timothy L. Hale-Cusanelli #376441 — conditions list (Ryan Samsel beating note)
affidavit
Timothy Hale (Hale-Cusanelli #376441) veteran witness statement (signed)
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC brief (cont.) re: DA from Utah / Lexi Negin trip / waived speedy trial
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC motion (p.3) re: motions, grand jury transcripts, discovery, jail treatment
other
Sean McHugh — notes from status conference re: discovery, trial schedule
affidavit · Apr 6, 2022
Jessica Watkins veteran witness statement re DC DOC (p.2, signed 6 Apr 22)
letter · Sep 14, 2021
Shane Jenkins — Body cams off Fairlamb, Lang pepper sprayed, McCade gloves (p.2)
affidavit
Daniel Caldwell witness statement re DC DOC (p.1, signed top)
Attorney18 documents in 14 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.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.2/11 - Sept 5 incident & timeline
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Motion for Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.1/11
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
grievance_form · Mar 9, 2022
Grievance 3/9/22 — request to add investigative attorney to APDS tablet (atty Joseph McBride, 6A counsel)
other · Oct 18, 2021
Conditions log — 10/18 discovery laptop deadline (Sgt Franklin, Joseph McBride, Ms Wilson)
motion
Defense outline p2: three drives, Aug 29 confiscation, Officer Swolwannii bodycam
motion
Defense outline: Illegal Taking of Nichols thumb drive — opening statement notes
motion · Aug 10, 20225 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Court8 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
grievance_form · Oct 26, 2022
RRJ Grievance: Judge Hogan ordered evidence.com access (10/26/22)
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
grievance_form · Oct 6, 2022
Govt Supplement Doc 169 p2/5: CDF/CTF discovery review program, USB transfer to CVRJ
transcript · Dec 20, 2021
Judge Hogan on the record: Ryan Nichols' due process rights were violated
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Doc 156 p3: No detox bath, mental health denied, Spanish grievance form
exhibit
Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 3 - bodycam, Waldo, pepper spray
Govt response9 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
grievance_form · Oct 27, 2022
Rappahannock Regional Jail Returned Grievance (improperly filed, 10/27/22)
grievance_form · Oct 19, 2022
Govt Second Supplement to Opposition - Doc 172 p.2/3 + 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)
affidavit · Oct 5, 2022
Affidavit of Ingrid Washington - Doc 169-1 p.4/13 (Signature, conclusion)
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
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