“The Court Maintains Those Files” — “They Should. Yes.”: AAPD Detective Spickard’s 5.09 Testimony on Two Adopted Stray Cats and Search-Warrant Court Records (2018)
The underlying AAPD investigation, including Case CR 180000999, the pending civil case concerning ownership of the cats, the disposition of the criminal investigation, and Dr. Myria Petrou’s subsequent written response to Detective Spickard, is documented here:
The questioning then moved from Detective Spickard’s investigation to his broader experience as an AAPD detective.
Dr. Foerster asked:
“Let's change topics just slightly. Do you serve search warrants, Detective Spickard?”
Detective Spickard said that he did.
How many had he served?
“Throughout my entire career, in the hundreds.”
“The Court Maintains Those Files”
Dr. Foerster asked Detective Spickard how a search warrant is obtained.
Detective Spickard described a process in which the facts and circumstances supporting the warrant are put in writing, submitted to the prosecutor’s office for review, and then presented to a judge for review and signature.
Dr. Foerster then asked how that process would be documented.
Detective Spickard answered:
“Well, it all be on the record, so it be documented through the court record and the transcript.”
He also explained that once a warrant is executed, a return and tabulation identifying property seized is returned to the court.
Then came the question at the center of this portion of the testimony.
Where would the transcript be located?
“The court maintains those files.”
Dr. Foerster followed:
“So the court would have a file with a transcript located in it?”
Detective Spickard clarified that the question concerned a search warrant.
Dr. Foerster confirmed that it did.
Detective Spickard answered:
“They should. Yes.”
The Related Testimony of Attorney Cyril Hall
The court-file question also appears elsewhere in the 5.09 record.
Attorney Cyril Hall’s testimony concerning the earlier restraint of Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou’s funds addressed the absence of a District Court file documenting the basis for that restraint.
Follow the 5.09 Record
The broader University of Michigan 5.09 proceedings and related documentary record can be followed through:
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Primary Documentary Record
November 12, 2018 — 5.09 Hearing Testimony of AAPD Detective Spickard
The complete testimony is reproduced below.
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Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.