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Information in re Brandon Mayfield |
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U.S. District Court - Oregon |
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Information in re Brandon Mayfield |
All inquiries regarding Brandon Mayfield should be referred to Judge Jones' chambers - (503) 326-8340.
Information regarding proceedings on May 7, 2004
Persons interested in material witness proceedings are referred to In Re Grand Jury Material Witness Detention, 271 F.Supp.2d 1266 (D.Or 2003), and United States v. Awadallah, 349 F.3d 42 (2nd Cir. 2003).
A closed detention hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today, Thursday, May 20, 2004, in courtroom 10A. - entered 5/20/04 2:20pm
The court ordered Mayfield released pending further grand jury proceedings wherein he remains a material witness. Mayfield's release will be supervised by Pretrial Services. The court notes that this hearing was scheduled prior to and independent of news media reports. - entered 5/20/04 4:15pm
Due to the misidentification by the FBI of a fingerprint:
The court orders the material witness proceeding dismissed.
The court orders all property seized to be returned to the material witness
and copies of any property retained by the Government destroyed.
The court's protective order is completely rescinded. All relevant pleadings
previously filed are unsealed.
The court orders all previously sealed minute orders be unsealed.
The court orders the supervision of the material witness by Pretrial Services
cancelled.
Copies of the unsealed minute orders are available at the Clerk's office on the 7th floor in the Hatfield Courthouse.
The court will issue no further comment. - entered 5/24/2004 11:45am
The Government is ordered to preserve all of the information it has obtained regarding the alleged fingerprint of Mr. Mayfield. - entered 5/24/2004 2:15pm
The material witness proceeding regarding Brandon Mayfield is closed.
Persons interested in recent jurisprudence on the process and reliability of latent fingerprint analysis are referred to U.S. v. Mitchell, 2004 WL 908359 (3rd Cir. April 29, 2004). - entered 5/25/2004 9:05am
Court reporters are authorized to provide transcripts of previously closed hearings to anyone upon request and payment. Requests should be made to either Dennis Apodaca, telephone 503-326-8182, or Amanda LeGore, telephone 503-326-8184. - entered 5/25/2004 11:45am
All inquiries regarding Brandon Mayfield should be referred to Judge Jones' chambers - (503) 326-8340.
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