The Base member Nathan Weeden was convicted and sentenced for conspiring with others to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate non-white and Jewish citizens of the United States, including members and guests of the Temple Jacob Synagogue. Weeden was sentenced to 26 months in prison in June 2024.
| Number | Date Filed | Document | Filed By | Pages | Type | Cost to Retrieve | |
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| 50 | 12/21/2023 | This 62-page document details the government's proposed jury instructions. | 12/21/2023 | 62 | 3 | View | |
| 51 | 12/23/2023 | The government's proposed questions for jury selection, such as, does anyone here have strong feelings about the current conflict in Israel/Palestine? | 12/23/2023 | 4 | 0.4 | View | |
| 52 | 12/26/2023 | The defendant's proposed questions for jury selection, such as, whether or not someone is affiliated with antifa, black lives matter or the anti-defamation league. | 12/26/2023 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 53 | 12/21/2023 | Minutes of final pretrial conference as to defendant Nathan Weeden held before Judge Robert J. Jonker - Digitally Recorded | 12/21/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 54 | 01/05/2024 | The government amended the previously filed proposed jury instructions | 01/05/2024 | 6 | 0.6 | View | |
| 55 | 01/16/2024 | List of evidence the government expects to present during the trial, such as, encrypted text messages, bill of sale for a firearm, transcripts from FBI interviews, etc. | 01/16/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 56 | 01/16/2024 | Court proposed jury instructions and jury verdict form. | 01/16/2024 | 45 | 3 | View | |
| 56-1 | 01/16/2024 | Court proposed jury verdict form. | 01/16/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 57 | 01/17/2024 | This document contains questionnaires available at the time of filing. Any additional questionnaires collected will be provided to attorneys of record (in paper form) at the time of jury selection. [Access to this document is available to the Court and temporarily available to attorney (s) for USA, Nathan Weeden only] | 01/17/2024 | 0 | - | 0 | View |
| 58 | 01/03/2024 | Government amending the exhibit list. | 01/03/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 60 | 01/22/2024 | Day 1 trial minutes as to defendant Nathan Weeden held before Judge Robert J. Jonker: Witnesses: Laura Fiss and Scott Payne | 01/22/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 61 | 01/23/2024 | Second amended exhibit list submitted by the Government. | 01/23/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 62 | 01/23/2024 | The government's stipulations of fact. | 01/23/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 63 | 01/23/2024 | Court order following jury selection conference. | 01/23/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 63-1 | 01/23/2024 | Court jury instructions on count 2 - damage to religious property. | 01/23/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 1 | 06/27/2023 | Original complaint filed by the United States government, alleging that Nathan Weeden engaged in a conspiracy to violate non-white and Jewish people in Michigan. | 06/27/2023 | 4 | 0 | View | |
| 2 | 06/27/2023 | Plaintiff (Government) requesting from the court that this case remain under seal until the defendant has been arrested. | 06/27/2023 | 1 | 0.2 | View | |
| 3 | 06/27/2023 | Breaks down the possible penalties for both counts: Conspiracy against Rights and Damage to Religious Property | 06/27/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 4 | - | This document (4) was skipped in the docket. | - | 0 | - | 0 | View |
| 5 | 06/29/2023 | This document (5) was skipped in the docket. | 06/29/2023 | 0 | - | 0 | View |
| 6 | 06/29/2023 | Defendant agrees to pay $25,000 toward counsel. | 06/29/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 7 | 06/29/2023 | The judge orders the Government to turn over disclose all evidence to the defendant. | 06/29/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 8 | 06/29/2023 | Details the conditions for Weeden's release after being arrested. | 06/29/2023 | 4 | 0.4 | View | |
| 9 | 06/29/2023 | Specifies the rights of the defendant. | 06/29/2023 | 1 | - | 0.1 | View |
| 10 | 06/29/2023 | CJA 23 financial affidavit by defendant Nathan Weeden in support of request for court-appointed counsel [Saline] (ald) [DOCUMENT NOT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM PACER FILING SYSTEM] | 06/29/2023 | 0 | - | 0 | View |
| 11 | 06/30/2023 | Notice of hearing to discuss trial dates and justice motions. | 06/30/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 12 | 06/30/2023 | Defendant requests discovery from prosecutors. | 06/30/2023 | 1 | 0 | View | |
| 13 | 06/30/2023 | Government's list of evidence, such as FBI interviews and recordings of the defendant in a 'vetting' interview for The Base. | 06/30/2023 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 14 | 07/11/2023 | Defendant's bond ($25,000 unsecured) and conditions of release. | 07/11/2023 | 4 | 0.4 | View | |
| 15 | 07/11/2023 | Government seeks from the court to limit who on the defendant's side can see evidence after discovery. The concern is leaking personally identified information. | 07/11/2023 | 2 | 0 | View | |
| 15-1 | 07/11/2023 | The protective order that the Government requests the court to approve. | 07/11/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 16 | 07/11/2023 | Government states that defendant does not oppose aforementioned Protective Order | 07/11/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 17 | 07/11/2023 | Defendant agreed to pay $25,000 | 07/11/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 18 | 07/17/2023 | Hearing was held by video conference at the request of Defendant and with consent of both parties. Defense counsel's oral EOJ motion was granted by the Court and trial will be placed on Judge Jonker's October 2 trial docket. Counsel have to discuss the pending motion for protective order because regarding whose responsibility it is to redact information. | 07/17/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 19 | 07/17/2023 | Status conference meeting scheduled for August 17, 2023 at 10:30AM by video. | 07/17/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 20 | 07/17/2023 | Judge sets trial date to October 2, 2023. | 07/17/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 21 | 07/17/2023 | Judge orders the final pre-trial conference be held on September 25, 2023, and the trial to being on October 2, 2023. | 07/17/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 22 | 07/26/2023 | Status conference meeting re-scheduled from August 17, 2023 tto August 16, 2023. | 07/26/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 23 | 08/01/2023 | The Government seeks to withdraw the protective order around evidence to the defendant. | 08/01/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 24 | 08/02/2023 | Judge orders that the Motion for Protective Order is withdrawn, as the Government requested (23). | 08/02/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 25 | 08/02/2023 | The Government had the previous protect order withdrawn, this is a new protective order pertaining to releasing discovery evidence to the defendant. | 08/02/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 25-1 | 08/02/2023 | New Government requested protective order pertaining to discovery. | 08/02/2023 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 26 | 08/04/2023 | Judge orders new Government requested protective order pertaining to discovery. | 08/04/2023 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 27 | 08/07/2023 | Defendant changes lawyers to SBBL Law, PLLC | 08/07/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 28 | 08/07/2023 | Judge grant order for defendant to change lawyers to SBBL Law, PLLC | 08/07/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 29 | 08/16/2023 | Hearing was held by video conference with consent of all parties. Defendant participated in this conference. Defense counsel is still in the process of obtaining audio/video discovery from previous counsel.Defendant moved for an ends of justice continuance for 60 days. The Court granted a continuance for two months and will consult with Judge Jonker's chambers for a trial date in December or January. | 08/16/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 30 | 08/16/2023 | Judge orders the trial date be pushed out two months. | 08/16/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 31 | 08/16/2023 | Status conference scheduled for October 17, 2023 by video | 08/16/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 32 | 08/16/2023 | Judge orders the pre-trial (September 25, 2023) and trial October 2, 2023) dates to be adjourned without a date. | 08/16/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 33 | 08/25/2023 | Judge orders status conference on September 12, 2023 to discuss number of witnesses and expected length of the trial. | 08/25/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 34 | 09/11/2023 | Judge orders the status conference be rescheduled from September 12, 2023 to September 15, 2023. | 09/11/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 35 | 09/15/2023 | Judge sets the trial date to January 22, 2024 | 09/15/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 36 | 09/15/2023 | Judge orders the cancellation of a status conference scheduled for October 17, 2023. | 09/15/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 37 | 09/21/2023 | Defendant Weeden requested that conditions of release by modified regarding his inability to be within 1,000 feet of the Temple Jacob. | 09/21/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 38 | 09/22/2023 | Judge grants defendant Weeden's request that conditions of release by modified regarding his inability to be within 1,000 feet of the Temple Jacob. | 09/22/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 39 | 10/11/2023 | As of October 31, 2023, this document is not yet available. Interested parties have time to request redactions before it is made public on PACER. | 10/11/2023 | 0 | - | 0 | View |
| 40 | 09/15/2023 | No notes on this meeting. It reportedly started at 10:04 and ended at 10:26 a.m. on September 15, 2023 | 09/15/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 41 | 10/25/2023 | Defendant requesting more time to prepare for the case - 10 days. | 10/25/2023 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 42 | 10/26/2023 | Judge grants request by defendant's counsel for 10 days to prepare for the trial. | 10/26/2023 | 2 | - | 0.2 | View |
| 43 | 11/02/2023 | Defendant Nathan Weeden's motion to dismiss count one of the indictment or order disclosure of grand jury proceedings. | 11/02/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 44 | 11/02/2023 | Defendant Nathan Weeden's brief in support of motion to dismiss count one of the indictment or order disclosure of grand jury proceedings. | 11/02/2023 | 15 | 1.5 | View | |
| 45 | 11/02/2023 | Undersigned counsel certifies, pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 47(b), that the brief in support of this motion does not exceed 10,800 words, including headings, footnotes, citations, and quotations. The word count is 4,437, according to Microsoft Word Version 16.77.1. | 11/02/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 46 | 11/03/2023 | Judge orders plaintiff to respond to defendant's motion to dismiss by November 22, 2023. | 11/03/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 47 | 11/22/2023 | Defendant is seeking dismissal, this is the government's response to that motion to dismiss. | 11/22/2023 | 15 | 1.5 | View | |
| 48 | 12/11/2023 | Judge dismisses defendant's motion to dismiss and request to see grand jury transcripts. | 12/11/2023 | 7 | 0.7 | View | |
| 50 | 12/21/2023 | The government's proposed jury instructions. | 12/21/2023 | 62 | 3 | View | |
| 51 | 12/23/2023 | The government's proposed voir dire | 12/23/2023 | 4 | 0.4 | View | |
| 52 | 12/26/2023 | Defendant's proposed voir dire. | 12/26/2023 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 53 | 12/27/2023 | Minutes of final pretrial conference as to defendant Nathan Weeden held before Judge Robert J. Jonker (Digitally Recorded) | 12/27/2023 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 55 | 01/16/2024 | The government submits the following list of case-in-chief exhibits for the Court's reference | 01/16/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 56 | 01/16/2024 | Jury Instruction | 01/16/2024 | 45 | 3 | View | |
| 56-1 | 01/16/2024 | Verdict Form | 01/16/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 58 | 01/21/2024 | The government submits the following list of case-in-chief exhibits for the Court's reference | 01/21/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 59 | 01/22/2024 | (RESTRICTED ACCESS) DOCUMENT by USA [Access to this document is available to the Court and attorney(s) for USA, Nathan Weeden only] | 01/22/2024 | 0 | - | 0 | View |
| 60 | 01/22/2024 | Jury trial, day 1. Jury selected Government exhibits 62, 63, 24, 51, 13-23 and 26-32 admitted into evidence. Government exhibit 8 admitted for purposes of voice identification. Government witness: Laura Fiss and Scott Payne. | 01/22/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 61 | 01/23/2024 | Second amended exhibist list by the government as to Nathan Weeden. | 01/23/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 62 | 01/23/2024 | Government stipulation of facts as to Nathan Weeden. | 01/23/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 63 | 01/22/2024 | Order following jury instruction conference as to defendant Nathan Weeden | 01/22/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 63-1 | 01/23/2024 | Exhibit A attached to the order (Doc. 63) | 01/23/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 64 | 01/23/2024 | Jury trial, day 2. Juror excused from panel for medical reasons. Government witnesses: Scott Payne, John Fortunato, Youssef Barasneh, Reid DeVoge, Jerry Marek, Aaron Erkinnen. Government exhibits 1, 2, 4-11, 25, 33-37, 39-54, 61, 64-71, 76-78 admitted. | 01/23/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 65 | 01/24/2024 | Defendant Nathan Weeden list of exhibits for the trial. | 01/24/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 66 | 01/24/2024 | Final Exhibit List by government as to Nathan Weeden. | 01/24/2024 | 3 | 0.3 | View | |
| 67 | 01/24/2024 | Jury trial, day 4. Closing arguments and jury instructions. Jury returns guilty verdict as to both counts. | 01/24/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 68 | 01/24/2024 | Jury trial, day 3. Government witnesses: Aaron Erkinnen, David Holden. Government rests. Defendant's Rule 29 motion denied. Defense witnesses: Darren Foulker, Father Dustin Larson. Defendant rests. Government exhibits 72-80 and 55-60 admitted. Defense exhibits A-K, P-U, W-Z and AA-HH admitted. Partial instructions given | 01/24/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 69 | 01/25/2024 | Jury trial, day 4. Closing arguments and jury instructions. Jury returns guilty verdict as to both counts. | 01/25/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 70 | 01/31/2024 | The sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June 4, 2024. | 01/31/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 75 | 05/21/2024 | The government recommends that The Base member Nathan Weeden be sentenced to 36 months in prison, 3 years probation and to pay restitution. | 05/21/2024 | 1 | 1.1 | View | |
| 76 | 05/21/2024 | Weeden notifying the court that The Base member is seeking a lighter sentence than the 36 months the government is requesting. | 05/21/2024 | 1 | 1.1 | View | |
| 77 | 05/21/2024 | The Base member Nathan Weeden asks the court for leniency because he said he's sorry, he's married and is Catholic. | 05/21/2024 | 20 | 2 | View | |
| 78 | 06/03/2024 | Weeden's wife Shaina Royer-Weeden and a fellow Catholic Paul Rayment wrote statements in support of leniency when sentencing Weeden. | 06/03/2024 | 2 | 0.2 | View | |
| 79 | 06/04/2024 | Minute sheet showing The Base member Nathan Weeden being sentenced to 26 months in prison, 3 years probation upon release and to pay restitution of $1,466.17. | 06/04/2024 | 1 | 0.1 | View | |
| 80 | 06/04/2024 | Judgement ordering The Base member Nathan Weeden to 26 months in prison, followed by 3 years probation, and to pay $1,466.17 restitution to the synagogue Weeden vandalized. | 06/04/2024 | 7 | 0.1 | View |