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Book a 20-minute demoFour gates, in order
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Keep it open during the first call It's built to be worked through live, when you have a facility name and a partial story.
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Start with Gate 1 Organize the custody facts first: where your client is held, who has custody, and whether a transfer is pending.
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Work Gates 2 and 3 with your circuit open Whether habeas fits, and which theories to consider, depends on the law in your district and circuit.
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Run the first-call list before you hang up Twelve items on page three to get from the family while you have them on the phone.
Before you rely on it
Detention law is moving quickly and the circuits are split. Verify every authority and local requirement in the district of confinement.