Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00046

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Jan 08, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10692685.), filed by Junyong Sun. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Attachment 1 replaced to correct PDF fillable form on 1/8/2026) (nneb, ). Modified on 1/8/2026 (nneb, ). (Entered: 01/08/2026)

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Jan 08, 2026

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is furtherORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on January 14,2026, the federal respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the federal respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Ceba Cinta, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; and it is further ORDERED that if the federal respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on January 20, 2026 (see Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 1/8/2026. (Dest) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

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Jan 08, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Jeff Crawford, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

Jan 08, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (nneb)