Can a federal judge have a pretrial without me being present?

I assume you mean a "pretrial conference" and not a "pretrial hearing". You have a right of confrontation (to be present) at a hearing, and to...

My fiance was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drugs. How will the early release effect him. He has done 6years

All the answers here assume that the 10 year sentence was the minimum under 841b1A. But if your fiancee was sentenced under b1B or b1C, under the...

Under the Criminal Justice Act, in every jurisdiction I know about, the CJA attorney is not allowed to accept any compensation, in any form, from a...

Is it a crime to want to hurt?

A person's desire to hurt someone is not a crime, but it may be motive or satisfy the intent element of an attempted or completed crime. Crimes in...

What legal action (if any) can I take against someone using my underage child's photo and my own photos.

You should print out the webpages demonstrating that this person has stolen your photographs and your image and bring them to the local police...

My first question is "Was this a criminal or civil case?" If a judge ordered an $8,000 judgment against you, it seems like this was a civil case...