Southern District of Indiana
34 articles from this court
Judge Slams Child Predator With 40-Year Sentence for 'Maps.syb' Exploitation Scheme
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on Monday sentenced Bobby Cyprus Linhart, who operated under the alias 'maps.syb,' to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to six counts of child exploitation and coercion, ordering him to pay $68,000 in restitut...
Indiana Judge Orders Removal Of Chinese Researcher Who 'Smuggled' Bacteria
U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney II on Monday ordered the removal of a Chinese postdoctoral researcher to China after he pleaded guilty to smuggling E. coli bacteria plasmid DNA, saying the defendant "has waived his right to notice and a hearing" on dep...
Judge Axes ICE Detention, Orders Bond Hearing for Honduran National
U.S. District Judge James R. Sweeney II on Tuesday ordered immigration officials to provide a bond hearing for a detained Honduran national or release him, ruling that his detention without a hearing 'violates . . . the laws or treaties of the United States.'
Judge Orders Bond Hearing For Detained Mexican Immigrant, Nixes 'Arriving Alien' Claims
U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon on Tuesday granted a habeas petition filed by a Mexican citizen detained for immigration violations, ordering authorities to provide him a bond hearing within two days or release him, writing that his 'detention with...
Judge Orders Bond Hearing for Mexican National After Nixing ICE 'Unlawful' Detention
U.S. District Judge Magnus-Preben Benzon on Monday granted a habeas corpus petition for a Mexican national detained by ICE, ruling that his continued detention without a bond hearing was 'unlawful' under federal immigration law.