District of Minnesota • 0:26-cv-00289

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Jan 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $ 5, receipt number AMNDC-12534342) filed by Ruben Vital Espino. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibit(s), # 3 Exhibit(s), # 4 Exhibit(s), # 5 Exhibit(s), # 6 Civil Cover Sheet) (Guerrero, Pamela) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Pamela Guerrero on behalf of Ruben Vital Espino. (Guerrero, Pamela) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan per 3rd/4th - Prisoner list, referred to Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard. Please use case number 26-cv-289 JMB/EMB.Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (MMG) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

(Text-Only) ORDER: Respondents are ordered to file an answer to the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 on or before January 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. CT, certifying the true cause and proper duration of Petitioner's confinement and showing cause as to why the writ should not be granted in this case. The response should include a reasoned memorandum of law and fact addressing each count of the Petition, as well as any supporting documentation that may be needed to establish the lawfulness of Petitioner's arrest and/or continued confinement. No reply will be permitted, and the Court will decide the Petition without a hearing and based on the written submissions. Further, Respondents are temporarily restrained and enjoined from moving the Petitioner out of the District of Minnesota until the Court has issued a ruling on the pending Petition. Violation of this order will result in consideration of any appropriate sanctions against the attorneys of record and the parties responsible for violating this order. Ordered by Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan on 1/15/2026. (GLB) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

Jan 15, 2026

Order/Notice to Attorney

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Jan 19, 2026

RESPONSE by Peter Berg, Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, . (Brown, Trevor) (Entered: 01/19/2026)

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Jan 20, 2026

Memorandum & Opinion

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Jan 20, 2026

Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)

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Jan 22, 2026

NOTICE by Peter Berg, Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem Status Update (Brown, Trevor) (Entered: 01/22/2026)