Just in: White supremacist Robert Rundo will be released from jail after a federal judge dismissed all criminal charges over violence at pro-Trump rallies.
Judge Cormac Carney believes Rundo was selectively prosecuted instead of "members of Antifa and related far-left groups."
Judge Cormac Carney believes Rundo was selectively prosecuted instead of "members of Antifa and related far-left groups."
I was in the courtroom this morning when Judge Carney announced his decision.
He rejected prosecutors' request to keep Rundo in jail pending appeal to the 9th Circuit (which currently is considering booting Carney from another case entirely).
Order: documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
He rejected prosecutors' request to keep Rundo in jail pending appeal to the 9th Circuit (which currently is considering booting Carney from another case entirely).
Order: documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
The other white supremacist named Robert in the indictment, Robert Boman, was already out. Carney dismissed his charges, too and exonerated his bond.
I got a photo of him walking out of court that I'll include in the article I'm putting together. legalaffairsandtrials.com/subscribe
I got a photo of him walking out of court that I'll include in the article I'm putting together. legalaffairsandtrials.com/subscribe
I'm camped in courthouse lobby waiting to see if Rundo actually does walk out of here.
"I don't think it's right that Mr. Rundo spends another minute in custody," Carney said.
But @USAO_LosAngeles already filed appeal notice. How fast can prosecutors do an emergency motion?
"I don't think it's right that Mr. Rundo spends another minute in custody," Carney said.
But @USAO_LosAngeles already filed appeal notice. How fast can prosecutors do an emergency motion?
I noticed a spike in hits on my website for Judge Carney after his recent 2nd Amendment ruling.
He left the chief judgeship over racist comments then threw a fit over his colleagues' pandemic trial ban that could result in him being booted from a case. legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/doj-asks-9th…
He left the chief judgeship over racist comments then threw a fit over his colleagues' pandemic trial ban that could result in him being booted from a case. legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/doj-asks-9th…
Judge Carney also is retiring from the bench in May, as soon as he turns 65.
I remember he was doing a trial a while back and he told the attorneys he absolutely needed to take a specific day off because it was the only day he could do a retirement benefit workshop.
I remember he was doing a trial a while back and he told the attorneys he absolutely needed to take a specific day off because it was the only day he could do a retirement benefit workshop.
I’m pretty sure the lawyer who said he’d walk out of the courthouse is wrong because he’ll need to go back to jail to be booked out etc, so I left.
Keep an eye on the 9th Circuit docket and I’ll have a full article today. legalaffairsandtrials.com/subscribe
Keep an eye on the 9th Circuit docket and I’ll have a full article today. legalaffairsandtrials.com/subscribe
Here’s a photo of Judge Carney on the witness stand. He included it in an order he wrote explaining why the 9th Circuit was wrong to reverse his dismissal of a case over the pandemic trial ban. The DOJ cites it when arguing he’s too personally invested and needs to be removed.
I interviewed Judge Carney in his chambers for a Los Angeles Daily Journal profile in 2018.
The subhead on the article fits today's news: "U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney is unafraid of making controversial calls in criminal cases."
The subhead on the article fits today's news: "U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney is unafraid of making controversial calls in criminal cases."
While we're on the subject of Judge Carney, I would be remiss not to remind the masses that he was the judge on Cardi B's mixtape art lawsuit i.e. he's the one who called "Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1" "a larger visual commentary on sexual politics." legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/cardi-b-to-g…
Judge Carney's order grants a motion from Rondo's public defenders to dismiss his indictment because of selective prosecution
Here's the full 45-page memo of points and authorities, filed in January: documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
Here's the full 45-page memo of points and authorities, filed in January: documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
Prosecutors filed their emergency motion with the 9th Circuit 30 minutes ago.
They want the court to stay Judge Carney's dismissal order and keep Rundo in jail "because Rundo presents a grave risk of flight, as well as a danger to the community."
They want the court to stay Judge Carney's dismissal order and keep Rundo in jail "because Rundo presents a grave risk of flight, as well as a danger to the community."
Full filing. It seeks 9th Circuit action by tomorrow.
"Due to the district court’s order, Rundo will be released imminently (if the Bureau of Prisons has not already released him), at which point he will be under no bond conditions or travel restraints."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
"Due to the district court’s order, Rundo will be released imminently (if the Bureau of Prisons has not already released him), at which point he will be under no bond conditions or travel restraints."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
From my text messages: “Judge carney refuses to stay his decision pending review? After he dismissed once before? Totally insane.”
Update: Buzz not stopping. (Still nothing from 9th; I don’t expect anything until tomorrow.)
Full article: "White supremacist will leave jail 'imminently' under federal judge's order, DOJ tells 9th Circuit" legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/white-suprem…
From the article: Carney is close friends with Judge David Carter, whose own high-profile decisions include influential orders regarding Donald Trump’s and John Eastman’s criminal culpability in the 2020 election aftermath and attempted insurrection. legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/white-suprem…
New this morning: The 9th Circuit has halted Rundo’s release.
Stay just issued on U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney’s order from yesterday.
Stay just issued on U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney’s order from yesterday.
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