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United States v. Java Dominique Carter — E.D. Mich., No. 2:22-mj-30125

United States v. Carter — 20 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, filed between March 16, 2022 and November 16, 2023. Among them: 5 criminal complaints, 5 stipulations and 3 orders.

Case facts

CaptionUnited States v. Carter
CourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Docket number2:22-mj-30125
Filings20 public filings
Filed2022-03-16 – 2023-11-16
Document typescriminal complaints (5), stipulations (5), orders (3), judgment (1), summons or warrant (1), notice (1)
Original PDFs20 of 20

Case summary

Java Dominique Carter was arrested on a criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on March 15, 2022, made his initial appearance the next day and was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond, No. 2:22-mj-30125-DUTY. On the day of the arrest the court granted the government's motion to unseal the complaint and arrest warrant. The preliminary hearing was then adjourned repeatedly by stipulation, with ends-of-justice continuances under the Speedy Trial Act sought while the parties conducted preindictment plea negotiations. No indictment or information was filed. On November 15, 2023 the government moved under Rule 48(a) for leave to dismiss the complaint without prejudice, and on November 16, 2023 the court granted leave and ordered the complaint dismissed without prejudice.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Java Dominique Carter
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, No. 2:22-mj-30125-DUTY, also styled 22-mj-30125 and Docket No. 22-30125
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page
ChargesNot stated in any filing on this page. The criminal complaint itself is not among the 20 filings; only the motion and order unsealing it, the bond papers, the adjournment stipulations and the dismissal papers are here
Disposition or statusComplaint dismissed without prejudice on November 16, 2023 on the government's Rule 48(a) motion. There was no indictment, no plea and no conviction
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

How did the case end?

The government moved for leave to dismiss the complaint without prejudice under Rule 48(a), stating it needed additional time to develop and obtain evidence sufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and to investigate the full extent of the offenses and identify all other individuals who should be held criminally responsible. The court granted leave and ordered the complaint dismissed without prejudice.

What were the conditions of release?

A $10,000 unsecured bond set by a magistrate judge on March 16, 2022, with conditions including reporting to Pretrial Services, surrender of his passport, a bar on obtaining travel documents, travel restricted to the Eastern District of Michigan (amended to the continental United States on December 7, 2022), no firearms, no unlawful controlled substances, testing as directed and substance-abuse treatment as directed. A pretrial services petition of October 3, 2023 led the court to order a bond review hearing for October 23, 2023.

Why are eight filings labeled "criminal complaint"?

The archive's filing-type labels are automatic and wrong here. The documents so labeled are stipulations to adjourn the preliminary hearing and for a determination of excludable delay under the Speedy Trial Act, plus the government's Rule 48(a) dismissal motion. The filing labeled "Judgment" is an AO 98 appearance bond.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

20 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 4 · PDF
  2. Judgment - United States v. CarterJudgment · PDF
  3. OrderOrder · Doc. 7 · PDF
  4. OrderOrder · Doc. 8 · PDF
  5. Warrant for Arrest Returned Executed on 03/16/22 as to Java Dominique Carter — United States v. Carter (E.D. Mich. No. 2:22-mj-30125)Summons or warrant · PDF
  6. Attorney appearance: Vincent Jeffrey Haisha appearing for Java Dominique Carter — United States v. Carter (E.D. Mich. No. 2:22-mj-30125, 2022-03-31)Notice · PDF
  7. Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 13 · PDF
  8. MotionStipulation · Doc. 14 · PDF
  9. Attorney appearance: Craig A. Weier appearing on behalf of United States of America as to Java Dominique Carter — United States v. CarterPDF
  10. Court filingDoc. 16 · PDF
  11. Criminal ComplaintStipulation · Doc. 17 · PDF
  12. Criminal ComplaintStipulation · Doc. 18 · PDF
  13. Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 20 · PDF
  14. Criminal ComplaintStipulation · Doc. 21 · PDF
  15. MotionStipulation · Doc. 22 · PDF
  16. Court filingDoc. 24 · PDF
  17. OrderOrder · Doc. 26 · PDF
  18. Court filingDoc. 27 · PDF
  19. Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 28 · PDF
  20. Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 29 · PDF

More documents from this docket

4 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.mied.360415) are in the archive but are not among the 20 filings above.

  1. Criminal complaintCriminal complaint
  2. Criminal Complaint - United States v. Carter PPP fraud case (2022-10-03)Stipulation
  3. Criminal Complaint - United States v. Carter PPP fraud case (2023-02-02)Stipulation
  4. Stipulation and Order to Adjourn Preliminary HearingStipulation

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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