MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents an early challenge to the Bail Reform Act of 1984, to be codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3150, and was heard on an expedited basis. Although the briefs address a wide range of issues concerning the Act and its application to Payden, we need consider only one issue. Because the "first appearance" requirement was not met, we reverse the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New...
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