A DC Superior Court judge presided over cases for seven domestic violence defendants March 30, releasing them all.
There were a total of 13 cases presented before the judge.
The domestic violence defendants are charged with simple assault, violation of a Civil Protection Order (CPO), contempt and attempted threats to do bodily harm.
Upon release, Judge Heide Herrmann gave each defendant a stay-away order from either the alleged victims, locations of the incident or both.
The prosecution requested that one defendant, who is facing domestic violence charges for a CPO violation and contempt be held at DC Jail due to additional charges that are pending in a separate case for simple assault and attempted second-degree cruelty to children.
Judge Herrmann denied the request, citing the fact that no one was hurt in this new case and that the defendant is only alleged to have violated the stay-away from the location in his pending case.
The judge released the defendant, requiring participation in GPS monitoring by the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA).
The released defendants were ordered to return on Oct. 5.
