Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-00071

#1

Jan 06, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32218269) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by Tracey Allen Fagan..(Matemu, Japheth) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#2

Jan 06, 2026

EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Document filed by Tracey Allen Fagan. Return Date set for 1/6/2026 at 05:00 PM. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Emergency TRO Proposed Order).(Matemu, Japheth) (Refer to ECF Rule 13.19(b) and (c) for directions regarding promptly alerting the court to this filing.) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#3

Jan 06, 2026

FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Matemu, Japheth) Modified on 1/6/2026 (vf). (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Jan 06, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Respondents show cause why the Petition should not be granted by January 9, 2026. 2. Petitioner have an opportunity to reply by January 13, 2026. 3. The parties APPEAR before this Court for a hearing on the petition on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 906 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. 4. Pending consideration of the Petition, Respondents are hereby RESTRAINED from transferring the Petitioner out of the Southern District of New York and, relatedly, the United States of America. By January 7, 2026, Petitioner's counsel is directed (1) to serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition, along with a copy of this Order, by overnight mail or hand-delivery to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York at 86 Chambers Street, New York, NY, and by electronic delivery to jeffrey.oestericher@usdoj.gov, pierre.armand@usdoj.gov, christine.poscablo@usdoj.gov, and brandon.waterman@usdoj.gov; and (2) to promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. Petitioner's emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (Dkt. No. 2) is DENIED AS MOOT considering the foregoing. SO ORDERED. Show Cause Hearing set for 1/15/2026 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 906, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Margaret M. Garnett. (Signed by Judge Margaret M. Garnett on 1/6/2026) (kv) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#5

Jan 06, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Matemu, Japheth) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Jan 06, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Jan 06, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Civil Cover Sheet

Jan 06, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Jan 06, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (vf)

Jan 06, 2026

Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vf)

Jan 06, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Margaret M. Garnett. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(vf)

Jan 06, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Japheth Nthautha Matemu to RE-FILE Document No. 3 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the form used for the civil cover sheet is not the S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet form dated December 2025. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated December 2025. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated December 2025 is located athttp://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-cover-sheet-2.. (vf)

Jan 06, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Japheth Nthautha Matemu. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Kenneth Genalo, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted. (vf)

#6

Jan 07, 2026

Affidavit of Service Other AND Certificate of Service Complaints

#7

Jan 07, 2026

Extension of Time

Jan 08, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

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Jan 09, 2026

Letter