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• Position: Pretrial Detention - Edwards v. Oberndorf - Brief Article

Edwards v. Oberndorf, 309 F.Supp.2d 780 (E.D.Va. 2003). A driver arrested for driving under the influence challenged his detention. The district court dismissed the action, finding that housing the driver in a holding cell for a minimal period of time following the first court's order for the inmate's release, while the sheriffs department checked on whether a detainer was still lodged by a second court...