Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00035

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Jan 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9290574), filed by LUIS ENRIQUE MERINO SAN JUAN. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Certificate of Service) (Campos, Jose) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

Jan 12, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. ERROR: Exhibits filed with the main document.Party names entered incorrectly. CORRECTION: Attorney advised that in the future, Exhibits should be filed separately as attachments to the main document.Attorney is directed to enter party names as they are listed on the complaint. (tla)

Jan 12, 2026

Magistrate Judge Christopher B. Brown added. (tla)

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Jan 13, 2026

Order

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Jan 22, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Donovan Cocas on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, BRIAN MCSHANE, KRISTI NOEM, WARDEN OF MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER. (Cocas, Donovan) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by PAMELA BONDI, BRIAN MCSHANE, KRISTI NOEM, WARDEN OF MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER. (Cocas, Donovan) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by PAMELA BONDI, BRIAN MCSHANE, LUIS ENRIQUE MERINO SAN JUAN, KRISTI NOEM, WARDEN OF MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-4) (Cocas, Donovan) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Jan 23, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 5 Response to Habeas Petition,. ERROR: Exhibits filed as one attachment CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: All exhibits are to be filed as separate attachments to the main document. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (bjr)

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Jan 26, 2026

ORDER granting the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the extent it seeks an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge. See Calzado Diaz v. Noem, No. 3:25- cv-458, 2025 WL 3628480 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 15, 2025) (Haines, J.), vacated as moot, ECF No. 22 (Dec. 17, 2025) (the legal conclusions in Calzado Diaz are unaffected by the mooting of the order due to the individual facts of Mr. Calzado Diaz's case); A.D. v. Leonard Oddo et. al., No. CV 25-460J, 2026 WL 101476, at *1 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 14, 2026). The Government is directed to provide Petitioner with the statutory process required under 8 U.S.C. § 1226, which includes a bond hearing. The Government shall arrange for an individualized bond hearing to be conducted by an immigration judge by February 10, 2026. If Petitioner is not provided with a bond hearing by February 10, 2026, or if the immigration judge declines to conduct a bond hearing based on Hurtado, Respondents shall immediately release Petitioner from custody. The parties shall provide notice to the Court of the outcome of the individualized bond hearing within seven days of the date of the immigration judge's decision. With no further action required by the Court at this time, the Clerk of Court shall mark this matter closed. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 1/26/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (cag) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

Jan 26, 2026

Judge Stephanie L. Haines added. District Judge Stephanie L. Haines presiding and Magistrate Judge Christopher B. Brown referred. (dmh)

Jan 26, 2026

Order