Toney
Toney v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHEN TONEY, Case No: 20-cv-0705 BAS (AGS)
Petitioner,
v. ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR
HABEAS CORPUS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. 16 Criminal defendant Stephen Toney filed a petition for habeas corpus in Case No. 20- cv-705-BAS (AGS) seeking pretrial release because of the COVID-19 virus. For the reasons stated below, the petition is DENIED. I. Procedural History On March 15, 2018, Defendant was indicted for conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone without a prescription. (ECF No. 71.)1 23 24 25 26 Unless otherwise indicated, all ECF references are to Mr. Toney’s criminal case: Case No. 18-cr-1405-
BAS.
28 On March 26, 2019, Mr. Toney stipulated without prejudice to detention pending trial. (ECF Nos. 69, 75.) On June 20, 2018, upon Mr. Toney’s request to revisit the issue, the Magistrate Judge granted the Government’s motion to continue to detain Mr. Toney 4 …