Drakes v. United States

ORDER

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This case, before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, calls into question the nature of the Government’s obligation to protect informants. Argument is deemed unnecessary.

FACTS

Darren Drakes (“plaintiff”) was arrested on March 8, 1990, for alleged distribution of heroin. He waived extradition from Ma*191ryland to the District of Columbia. The Government’s Motion for Preventive Detention was heard and granted on March 14, 1990. A Motion for Revocation of Detention Order filed by plaintiff on March 30, 1990,…