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In SDNY Murky Mag Court Ms Rodriguez Is Given Plane Ticket Back to Missouri No Case Number Given

By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive Patreon

SDNY COURTHOUSE, August 20 – While many even most cases in the Magistrates Court of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York are sealed or have case numbers given only later, on August 20 before Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein a woman was brought in on a bench warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - and was released, with the Marshals to pay for her ticket back to Missouri. No case number was given; the defendant's name was Ms. Rodriguez. The government asked for detential but Judge Gorenstein said they hadn't met their burden.

 When the Federal Defender said Ms. Rodriguez couldn't go back to Missouri straight away because she has to do community service tomorrow and Thursday at 7 am, Judge Gorenstein said return to Missouri was 100 times more important.

 Ms. Rodriguez was led around the Magistrates Court in shackled, then back into the holding cell. An airplane ticket to Missouri seemed in the works. But no case number.

Later on August 20 a man was presented and released with no case number being given.

His name was pronounced Christopher Ansa, charged with among other things exporting stolen motor vehicles. The Assistant US Attorney said he had a passport from Ghana and asked for location monitoring. Judge Gorenstein said the US had not met its burden and said he gave then ten to fifteen minutes to come to an agreement.

Inner City Press stepped out of the Magistrates Courtroom to try to look into the case. Going back in 10 minutes later it was all over - Mr Ansa still in a flannel shirt was being released. In the front Judge Gorenstein was wheeling out a case, to Judge Engelmayer. For this one, the spelling was given: US v. Michael Massaro. Judge Gorenstein asked the after-hours Court Security Officer if he knew how to turn off the lights, because he and his Deputy were leaving. Lights Out.

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