Legal Opinion

In re Lagadec

District Court, E.D. North Carolina

Decided June 25, 2019No. 5:19-MJ-1571PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Robert T. Numbers, II, United States Magistrate Judge

Hughes Lagadec, a French citizen, is currently in federal custody in connection with an extradition request made by the Government of France. The question before the court is whether he should be released on bond during the duration of this matter.

The Supreme Court has held that "while bail should not ordinarily be granted in cases of foreign extradition" courts may release an extraditee on bail if "special circumstances" are present. Wright v. Henkel , 190 U.S. 40, 63, 23 S.Ct. 781, 47 L.Ed. 948 (1903). While this standard is fact specific…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Wright v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
In Re the Extradition of RyanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1973
United States Ex Rel. Eatessami v. MarascoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
In Re the Extradition of ChapmanDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2006
In Re the Extradition of GarciaDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2010

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