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Filed: January 20, 2026
Assigned to:
Nina R. Morrison
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity:
February 20, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jan 20, 2026
First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number CNYEDC-19823533, filed by Paulo Cesar Barzola-Arias. (Relles, Craig) (Entered: 01/20/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jan 20, 2026
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (CV) (Entered: 01/20/2026)
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Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening
#3
Jan 20, 2026
Civil Cover Sheet.. by Paulo Cesar Barzola-Arias (Relles, Craig) (Entered: 01/20/2026)
Main Document:
Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet
Jan 20, 2026
Case Assigned to Judge Nina R. Morrison. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (CV)
Jan 20, 2026
Order to Show Cause (Federal)
Jan 20, 2026
Order(Other)
Jan 20, 2026
Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet
Jan 20, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Jan 20, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE and Electronic Service upon the US Attorneys Office. Respondents are ordered to show cause in writing no later than January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM as to why the 1 Petition should not be granted. Petitioner may reply by January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM. The Court will hear argument on the 1 Petition on January 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 6E North before Judge Nina R. Morrison. Ordered by Judge Nina R. Morrison on 1/20/2026. (MM)
Jan 20, 2026
ORDER. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending final disposition of the 1 Petition, Respondents are enjoined from moving Petitioner to a location outside this District, the Southern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Loc. 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO v. N.Y. Shipping Ass'n, Inc., 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992) ("Once the district court acquires jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and the parties to, the litigation, the All Writs Act [28 U.S.C. § 1651] authorizes a federal court to protect that jurisdiction."); Garcia-Izquierdo v. Gartner, No. 04-CV-7377, 2004 WL 2093515, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 17, 2004) (observing that, under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, a district court "may order that a petitioner's deportation be stayed... when a stay is necessary to preserve the Court's jurisdiction of the case"); Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25-CV-1935, 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (barring the government from removing petitioner from the United States until the Court could address his claim); Ozturk v. Hyde, 136 F.4th 382 (2d Cir. 2025) (declining to stay a district court order, issued pursuant to the All Writs Act, which transferred petitioner to the district court's territorial jurisdiction, given district courts' "undeniabl[e]... inherent authority to protect [its] proceedings" (citation modified)); cf. Michael v. I.N.S., 48 F.3d 657, 661-62 (2d Cir. 1995) (holding that the All Writs Act provides a federal court of appeals reviewing a final removal order with a basis to stay removal). The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to email a copy of this Order and the Petition to the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Eastern District of New York. Petitioner's counsel shall also serve a copy of the order on the USAO. Ordered by Judge Nina R. Morrison on 1/20/2026. (MM)
Jan 20, 2026
Notice: Missing Civil Cover Sheet. The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed Civil Cover Sheet. Please submit corrected Civil Cover Sheet. The form is available at: https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/document-search . SEARCH CATEGORIES Forms FILTER Clerks Office Forms and Instructions SEARCH JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet Revised 12.10.2025; Effective 12.10.2025) Please submit corrected Civil Cover Sheet under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (CV)
#4
Jan 23, 2026
Response to Order to Show Cause
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Response to Order to Show Cause
#5
Jan 23, 2026
Temporary Restraining Order
Jan 23, 2026
SCHEDULING ORDER: The Court is in receipt of 4 Response to Order to Show Cause. A Telephone Conference is set for January 23, 2026 at 05:00 PM before Judge Nina R. Morrison. The Court will provide dial in information to the parties. Ordered by Judge Nina R. Morrison on 1/23/2026. (MM)
Jan 23, 2026
Telephone Conference
Jan 23, 2026
Scheduling Order
Jan 23, 2026
MINUTE ENTRY: Telephone conference held before Judge Nina R. Morrison on January 23, 2026. Craig Relles appeared for Petitioner. David Allen Cooper appeared for Respondents. The Court granted Petitioner's request for a Temporary Restraining Order and ordered Petitioner be released by 11:59 AM on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Written order to follow. The parties also discussed additional deadlines. (Court Reporter Charleane Heading) (MM)
#6
Jan 24, 2026
Status Report
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Status Report
Feb 20, 2026
Order(Other)
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