Case docket
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
| Caption | United States v. Carter |
|---|---|
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
| Docket number | 2:22-mj-30125 |
| Filings | 20 public filings |
| Filed | 2022-03-16 – 2023-11-16 |
| Document types | criminal complaints (5), stipulations (5), orders (3), judgment (1), summons or warrant (1), notice (1) |
| Original PDFs | 20 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 docket | U.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 |
| Program | Not named in the filings on this page |
| Charges | Not 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 status | Complaint 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 checked | 2026-09-23 · 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.
- Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 4 · PDF
- Judgment - United States v. CarterJudgment · PDF
- OrderOrder · Doc. 7 · PDF
- OrderOrder · Doc. 8 · PDF
- 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
- 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
- Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 13 · PDF
- MotionStipulation · Doc. 14 · PDF
- Attorney appearance: Craig A. Weier appearing on behalf of United States of America as to Java Dominique Carter — United States v. CarterPDF
- Court filingDoc. 16 · PDF
- Criminal ComplaintStipulation · Doc. 17 · PDF
- Criminal ComplaintStipulation · Doc. 18 · PDF
- Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 20 · PDF
- Criminal ComplaintStipulation · Doc. 21 · PDF
- MotionStipulation · Doc. 22 · PDF
- Court filingDoc. 24 · PDF
- OrderOrder · Doc. 26 · PDF
- Court filingDoc. 27 · PDF
- Criminal ComplaintCriminal complaint · Doc. 28 · PDF
- 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.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.