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Summary: The document lists various court cases in the Southern District of New York where defendants with underlying health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, and hypertension, were denied pre-trial bail despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The cases demonstrate a trend of courts denying bail applications even when defendants presented health risks. The document appears to be a compilation of cases used to support a legal argument.
Significance: This document is potentially important because it compiles and analyzes court decisions on pre-trial bail applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the courts' stance on releasing defendants with underlying health conditions.
Key Topics: Pre-trial bail applications during COVID-19 pandemic Defendants with underlying health conditions Court decisions on bail applications in the Southern District of New York
Key People:
  • Marrero, J. - Judge
  • Daniels, J. - Judge
  • Parker, J. - Judge
  • Preska, J. - Judge
  • Woods, J. - Judge
  • Engelmayr, J. - Judge
  • Furman, J. - Judge
  • Buchwald, J. - Judge
Document Type
Court Filing
Date
05/19/20
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES007

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defendant with asthma); United States v. Medina, 19 Cr. 351, ECF No. 68 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 14, 2020) (Marrero, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application by defendant with diabetes and hypertension); United States v. Bradley, No. 19 Cr. 632, ECF No. 34 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 14, 2020) (Daniels, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application by defendant with high blood pressure and obesity (see ECF Nos. 29, 33, 34)); United States v. Vizcaino, No. 20 Cr. 241, 2020 WL 1862631, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 14, 2020) (Parker, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application and collecting cases in which bail applications have been denied even where defendants have underlying health conditions); United States v. Irizarry, 17 Cr. 283, 2020 WL 1705424 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 8, 2020) (Preska, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application by defendant with asthma and anxiety); United States v. Daniels, 20 Cr. 69, ECF No. 26 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 3, 2020) (Woods, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application (see ECF Nos. 19, 26)); United States v. Parker, 14 Cr. 139, ECF No. 51 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 2, 2020) (Preska, J.) (denying pre-VOSR hearing bail application by inmate on MDC high-risk list with asthma (see ECF Nos. 48, 51)); United States v. Conley, No. 19 Cr. 131, ECF No. 366 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2020) (Engelmayr, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application by defendant on high-risk list with asthma, partial lung removal, diabetes, high blood pressure, and hypertension (see ECF Nos. 363, 366)); United States v. Chambers, No. 20 Cr. 135, 2020 WL 1530746 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 31, 2020) (Furman, J.) (denying pre-trial bail application by defendant with asthma); United States v. Acosta, No. 19 Cr. 848, ECF No. 14 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2020) (Buchwald, J.) (denying bail application by defendant that relied on general reasons to release inmates because of the spread of the COVID-19 virus). As the foregoing citations make clear, the defendants in many of these cases asserted underlying health conditions that purportedly placed them at heightened risk with respect to COVID-19, but courts nevertheless denied their 15 DOJ-OGR-00019918