Joseph Curry v. Brianne Yachera

OPINION

CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Curry appeals the District Court’s order dismissing his complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Although we will affirm the District Court’s order with a modification, we do so with some reluctance. As we will discuss, the circumstances of this case appear to exemplify what can be described as a flaw in our system of justice — in particular, the inequity bail can create in criminal proceedings.

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In the fall of 2012, Curry read a newspaper article that stated there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest, related to a theft at a Wal-Mart…