Filed Date: Nov. 15, 1983
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In 1983, indigent aliens who had been detained as material witnesses filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, challenging the government's refusal to appointment them counsel. Petitioners had been detained by the federal government as material witnesses, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3144, for the criminal prosecution of those persons charged with transporting them across the border.
The Court granted Petitioners' motion for partial summary judgment and ordered the judges of the Western District of Texas to take immediate steps to draft and implement a plan to provide representation to persons the government sought to detain as material witnesses. In re Class Action Application for Habeas Corpus ex rel. All Material Witnesses in the Western District of Texas, 612 F.Supp. 940 (W.D.Tex.1985).
Summary Authors
Dan Dalton (10/16/2007)
Aguilar-Ayala v. Ruiz, Southern District of Texas (1988)
Korbel, George (Texas)
Nowak, Raymond A (Texas)
Last updated Jan. 23, 2024, 3:08 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 15, 1983
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Aliens who were detained as material witnesses in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Department of Justice, Federal
Case Details
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Order Duration: 1985 - None
Issues
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Immigration/Border: