• False federal hold; no qualified immunity

    From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 15:41:27 2026
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    How many times have we discussed the revolving door of bond, when an
    arrestee should be held in pre-trial confinement for violating
    conditions for past arrests?

    This man had bond posted by a bail bondsman but wasn't released for
    three months on the false claim of a federal hold. U.S. Marshal service
    denied the man was ever a federal prisoner.

    A judge rules civil rights violation and no qualified immunity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUsATRI5RU
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 16:03:44 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    How many times have we discussed the revolving door of bond, when an
    arrestee should be held in pre-trial confinement for violating
    conditions for past arrests?

    This man had bond posted by a bail bondsman but wasn't released for
    three months on the false claim of a federal hold. U.S. Marshal service >denied the man was ever a federal prisoner.

    A judge rules civil rights violation and no qualified immunity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUsATRI5RU

    Should have noted that even if the initial federal hold input was in
    error, weeks later, a jailer discovered the error and did nothing, never
    told his supervisor. The prisoner's bail had been posted in April but
    he wasn't released till July. In the meantime he'd been seriously
    injured by his cell mate.

    Neverteless, where was his attorney? They should have realized the first
    day there was no federal hold.
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  • From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 13:18:38 2026
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    On 2026-10-08 11:41 a.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:
    How many times have we discussed the revolving door of bond, when an
    arrestee should be held in pre-trial confinement for violating
    conditions for past arrests?

    This man had bond posted by a bail bondsman but wasn't released for
    three months on the false claim of a federal hold. U.S. Marshal service denied the man was ever a federal prisoner.

    A judge rules civil rights violation and no qualified immunity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUsATRI5RU

    If there was a federal hold, wouldn't the failure of the feds to claim
    him very quickly be a red flag that either the feds had changed their
    minds or never had the hold? Or is it routine for the feds to get a hold
    and then wait months to claim the prisoner?
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 14:15:42 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman wrote in article <11a8et0$3tvo3$4@dont-email.me>:
    Should have noted that even if the initial federal hold input was in
    error, weeks later, a jailer discovered the error and did nothing, never
    told his supervisor. The prisoner's bail had been posted in April but
    he wasn't released till July. In the meantime he'd been seriously
    injured by his cell mate.

    Neverteless, where was his attorney? They should have realized the first
    day there was no federal hold.


    Did he have a private lawyer, or just the public defender? Public
    defenders have hundreds of so-called clients to process, so they
    pretty much just rubber-stamp whatever the DA's office wants.
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 18:29:32 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman wrote in article <11a8et0$3tvo3$4@dont-email.me>:

    Should have noted that even if the initial federal hold input was in
    error, weeks later, a jailer discovered the error and did nothing, never >>told his supervisor. The prisoner's bail had been posted in April but
    he wasn't released till July. In the meantime he'd been seriously
    injured by his cell mate.

    Neverteless, where was his attorney? They should have realized the first >>day there was no federal hold.

    Did he have a private lawyer, or just the public defender? Public
    defenders have hundreds of so-called clients to process, so they
    pretty much just rubber-stamp whatever the DA's office wants.

    We're talking about three months, not a few days. That's somebody on the outside neglecting him. Even an overworked public defender can commit malpractice if he abandons the client.
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 14:42:19 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman wrote in article <11a8neb$3e97$1@dont-email.me>:

    We're talking about three months, not a few days. That's somebody on the outside neglecting him. Even an overworked public defender can commit malpractice if he abandons the client.


    In retrospect, maybe, but a public defender probably wasn't
    paying much attention.
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@dtravel@sonic.net to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 12:47:19 2026
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    On 10/8/2026 11:15 AM, The True Melissa wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman wrote in article <11a8et0$3tvo3$4@dont-email.me>:
    Should have noted that even if the initial federal hold input was in
    error, weeks later, a jailer discovered the error and did nothing, never
    told his supervisor. The prisoner's bail had been posted in April but
    he wasn't released till July. In the meantime he'd been seriously
    injured by his cell mate.

    Neverteless, where was his attorney? They should have realized the first
    day there was no federal hold.


    Did he have a private lawyer, or just the public defender? Public
    defenders have hundreds of so-called clients to process, so they
    pretty much just rubber-stamp whatever the DA's office wants.

    I've worked in a DA's office (not as a lawyer) and no, the PD does NOT
    just rubber-stamp whatever the DA wants.
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    dirty old man.
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Oct 8 20:11:23 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman wrote in article <11a8neb$3e97$1@dont-email.me>:

    We're talking about three months, not a few days. That's somebody on the >>outside neglecting him. Even an overworked public defender can commit >>malpractice if he abandons the client.

    In retrospect, maybe, but a public defender probably wasn't
    paying much attention.

    If he had a lawyer, private or public defender, isn't that kind of
    neglect blatant enough to warrant discipline from the bar?

    If he had no attorney, someone on the outside wasn't looking after his
    interest or just wanted him confined. The sheriff isn't the only failure
    here,
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