District of Hawaii • 1:26-cv-00014

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Jan 15, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AHIDC-3254696.), filed by Quoc Bao Huynh. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(DiAmore-Siah, Carmen) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#2

Jan 15, 2026

NOTICE of Case Assignment: Please reflect Civil case number CV26-00014 SASP-WRP on all further pleadings. (jni) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#3

Jan 15, 2026

Order Setting Telephonic Rule 16 Scheduling Conference is set for 09:00AM on 3/16/2026 before MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER - Signed by CHIEF JUDGE DERRICK K. WATSON on 1/15/2026. ATTACH THE SCHEDULING ORDER TO THE INITIATING DOCUMENT (COMPLAINT/NOTICE OF REMOVAL). THE SCHEDULING ORDER MUST BE SERVED WITH THE DOCUMENT.(jni) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#4

Jan 15, 2026

CIVIL Waiver of Service Packet - Notice to Parties Regarding Service Pursuant to Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Attachments: # 1 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons, # 2 Waiver of the Service of Summons)(jni) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#5

Jan 15, 2026

EO: On January 15, 2026, the Court received a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2243, seeking inter alia "immediate release [of Petitioner], or, at minimum, a prompt custody redetermination (bond hearing) before an immigration judge." ECF No. 1 at PageID.8. Petitioner's counsel is hereby DIRECTED to: (1) serve Respondents, no later than close of business January 16, 2026, with a copy of the Petition and all accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Entering Order, by overnight mail and by e-mail to all appropriate recipients, including the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii; and (2) immediately file proof of such service. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance in this case. Further, the parties are ORDERED to appear for a status conference on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM in Aha Nonoi before Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#6

Jan 16, 2026

EO: Status Conference is set for 1/20/2026 at 3:00 PM in Aha Nonoi before Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 20, 2026

EP: Status Conference not held.Plaintiff's attorneys were not present for hearing. (Reporter-Gloria Bediamol) (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 21, 2026

EO: On January 15, 2026, the Court issued an Entering Order directing Petitioner's counsel to serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition no later than close of business January 16, 2026, and, thereafter, file proof of such service. ECF No. 5. In that Entering Order, the Court also set a status conference for January 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Id. Petitioner's counsel failed to appear for the scheduled status conference, and to date, no proof of service has been filed. Hence, the Court again ORDERS Petitioner's counsel to do the following: (1) serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition and all accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Entering Order, by overnight mail and by e-mail to all appropriate recipients, including the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii, and counsel must do so no later than close of business January 22, 2026; and (2) immediately file proof of such service. Upon service, counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance in this case. Further, the parties are ORDERED to appear for a status conference on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM in Aha Nonoi before Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park. Petitioner's counsel is cautioned that failure to comply with this Entering Order may result in sanctions, to include dismissal of the Petition. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

#8

Jan 23, 2026

EO: ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL FOR PETITIONER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTEPetitioner's counsel SHALL appear for a show cause hearing on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Aha Nonoi before the Honorable Shanlyn A.S. Park. Counsel is again CAUTIONED that failure to comply with this Court's order may result in sanctions, to include dismissal of this case in its entirety. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/23/2026: # 1 Main Document order to show cause) (tl). (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#10

Jan 23, 2026

EP: Status Conference not held.Plaintiff's attorneys were not present for hearing. (Reporter-Ann Matsumoto) (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 27, 2026

EP: Show Cause Hearing held.Discussion held.Status conference SET for Friday, January 30, 2026 at 9:00 am in Aha Kaulike before Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park.(Reporter-Ann Matsumoto) (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#12

Jan 27, 2026

EO: Based on the representation made by counsel at the Show Cause Hearing held today, January 27, 2026, a certificate of service showing proof of service must be filed by the close of business today, January 27, 2026. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 27, 2026

RESPONSE Certificate of Service filed by Quoc Huynh. (DiAmore-Siah, Carmen) Modified on 1/28/2026 (eta). (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 28, 2026

EO: In response to this Court's Entering Order issued January 27, 2026, ECF No. 12, Petitioner's counsel filed a Certificate of Service claiming that she served Respondents (and Hawai'i Attorney General Anne E. Lopez) on January 21, 2026, with, inter alia, a copy of the Petition, ECF No. 13. Evidently, counsel did not serve the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii in accordance with this Court's previous orders. See ECF Nos. 5, 7. Thus, Petitioner's counsel is again DIRECTED to (1) serve the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii with a copy of the Petition and all accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Entering Order, by overnight mail and by e-mail, and counsel must do so no later than close of business January 29, 2026; and (2) immediately file proof of such service. Upon service, counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance in this case. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Jan 28, 2026

ADVISORY ENTRY. No Identification of Person Filing Document - Please be advised that ECF No. 13 Response Certificate of Service, does not include information that identifies the filer. The name, Hawaii bar identification number, address, telephone number, and email address of counsel (or, if pro se, of the party), and the specific identification of each party represented by name and interest in the litigation (e.g., plaintiff, defendant, etc.) shall appear in the upper left corner of the first page of each document presented for filing. The filing party may refer to L.R. 10.2 (b). Additionally, please be advised that the docketing event "Certificate of Service" is located under the "Service of Process" category. No further action is necessary. The docket text has been modified. (eta)

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Jan 29, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Quoc Huynh U.S. Attorney for District of Hawaii (DiAmore-Siah, Carmen) (Entered: 01/29/2026)

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Jan 29, 2026

Errata Notice of Errata Regarding Caption. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit 3)(DiAmore-Siah, Carmen) (Entered: 01/29/2026)

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Jan 30, 2026

EP: Status Conference held.AUSA Edric Ching made a special appearance on behalf of the Respondents.Discussion held.Due to service delays, the Petitioner agrees to give the Respondents additional time to respond upon service.Ms. DiAmore-Siah will email AUSA Edric Ching all the filings related to this case. In the meantime, Mr. Ching will follow up on service and whether his office has received the documents apparently already sent by Ms. DiAmore-Siah. Mr. Ching to notify the Court and Ms. DiAmore-Siah.Further Status conference SET for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10:00 am in Aha Nonoi before Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park. (Reporter-Ann Matsumoto) (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

#18

Feb 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Edric Ming-Kai Ching on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Polly Kaiser, Kristi Noem, Michael J.D. Smith on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Polly Kaiser, Kristi Noem, Michael J.D. Smith. (Ching, Edric) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

EP: Further Status Conference held.Discussion held.Court finds there is good cause and the Petitioner agrees to give the Respondents additional time to respond, due to service delays.Parties agree to following briefing schedule:2/10/2026-Respondents' Response due2/17/2026-Petitioner's Optional reply dueThe Respondents' response will inform the Court whether an evidentiary hearing or oral arguments on the issues raised in the Petition are necessary.By agreement of the parties, after all briefings have been submitted, a status conference will be set before Magistrate Judge Porter to assist the parties with reaching a resolution in this matter. Parties to reach out to Magistrate Judge Porter's courtroom manager to schedule the status conference. (Reporter-Ann Matsumoto) (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

EO: By agreement of the parties, a Settlement Conference is set for 2/24/2026 at 10:00 AM before MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER via Video Teleconference (VTC). The Court will provide details regarding VTC access prior to the conference date. Brief Confidential Settlement Conference Statements shall be emailed to porter_orders@hid.uscourts.gov by 2/20/2026. The parties are directed to consult Magistrate Judge Wes Reber Porter's Standing Order Regarding Settlement Conferences, available on the Court's public website, regarding the format of the confidential settlement conference statement and settlement conference procedures. (MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER) (jo) Docket Text Modified on 2/4/2026 (jo) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

#21

Feb 10, 2026

RESPONSE to petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 [ECF No. 1]; Certificate of Service; filed by Pamela Bondi, Polly Kaiser, Kristi Noem, Shikha Dosanj. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Leon Yet Kui Ho)(Ching, Edric) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

#22

Feb 17, 2026

REPLY to Respondent's Opposition to Petitioner's Writ of Habeas Corpus Petition filed by Quoc Huynh. (DiAmore-Siah, Carmen) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

EO: In light of the parties' letter to the Court dated February 18, 2026, the Court VACATES the Settlement Conference set for 2/24/2026 at 10:00 a.m. before MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER. (MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER) (jo) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Mar 03, 2026

EO: In light of the briefing schedule issued in this case, the Court VACATES the Telephonic Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 3/16/2026 at 9:00 AM before MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER. This Conference will be rescheduled as appropriate. (MAGISTRATE JUDGE WES REBER PORTER) (jo) (Entered: 03/03/2026)

#26

Mar 11, 2026

EO: The Court is in receipt of a letter from the parties in which they agree that a hearing on the Petition, ECF No. 1, is not necessary. Therefore, the Court will resolve the Petition without a hearing. (Judge SHANLYN A.S. PARK)(tl) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#27

Mar 12, 2026

Order

#28

Mar 17, 2026

STATUS REPORT from Respondents by Pamela Bondi, Shikha Dosanj, Polly Kaiser, Kristi Noem. (Ching, Edric) (Entered: 03/17/2026)