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Filed: January 05, 2026
Assigned to:
Susan Marie Brnovich
Referred to:
James F. Metcalf
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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March 24, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jan 05, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241) filed by Victor Manuel Almeida Valenzuela.(14 Pages and Envelope) (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(ALR) (Entered: 01/08/2026)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241)
#2
Jan 05, 2026
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT (Attachments: # 1 Instructions) (ALR) (Entered: 01/08/2026)
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Notice of Assignment
#3
Jan 13, 2026
ORDER: Within 30 days of the date this Order is filed, Petitioner must either pay the $5.00 filing fee or file a complete Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. If Petitioner fails to do so within 30 days, the Clerk of Court must enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without prejudice and without further notice to Petitioner and deny any pending unrelated motions as moot. The Clerk of Court must serve a copy of the Summons, the Petition (Doc. 1 ) and this Order upon the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, the United States Attorney General, and to Respondents by certified mail. The Clerk of Court must immediately transmit by email a copy of this Order and the Petition to the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, to the attention of Katherine Branch, Melissa Kroeger, Lon Leavitt, and Theo Nickerson. Respondents must show cause no later than 1/21/2026, why the Petition should not be granted. Petitioner may file a reply no later than 1/26/2026. The Clerk of Court must mail Petitioner a court-approved form for filing an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Habeas). Signed by Judge Susan M Brnovich on 1/12/2026. (KJ) (Entered: 01/13/2026)
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Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
#4
Jan 13, 2026
Summons Issued as to Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Luis Rosa, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (KJ) (Entered: 01/16/2026)
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Summons Issued as to USA
#6
Jan 21, 2026
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: 3 Order by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Luis Rosa. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Chupp, Brooks) (Entered: 01/21/2026)
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Response to Order to Show Cause
#7
Jan 21, 2026
SERVICE EXECUTED : Certified Mail Receipt re: Petition, Summons, Order upon Luis Rosa Jr on 1/16/26. (KJ) (Entered: 01/22/2026)
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Service Executed
#8
Jan 22, 2026
Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Mail sent to Victor Manuel Almeida Valenzuela. Reason for return: Released 1/2/2026. Document number 2 . (KJ) (Entered: 01/23/2026)
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Mail Returned
#9
Jan 23, 2026
SERVICE EXECUTED : Certified Mail Receipt re: Petition, Summons, Order upon US Attorney, District of Arizona on 1/20/2026. (KJ) (Entered: 01/26/2026)
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Service Executed
#10
Jan 29, 2026
Mail Returned
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Mail Returned
#11
Feb 17, 2026
Service Executed
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Service Executed
#12
Feb 17, 2026
Service Executed
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Service Executed
#13
Mar 02, 2026
Notice of Change of Address (Party)
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Notice of Change of Address (Party)
#14
Mar 24, 2026
Service Executed
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Service Executed
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