District of Minnesota • 0:26-cv-00537

#1

Jan 21, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $ 5, receipt number AMNDC-12560633) filed by Isidro Antonio Lopez Benavidez. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s), # 2 Certificate of Service, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (Anderson, Thomas) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

#2

Jan 22, 2026

(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan per Civil (3rd, 4th - Prisoner: Alien Detainee Habeas) list, referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko. Please use case number 26-cv-537 JMB/DLM.Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (ACH) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#3

Jan 22, 2026

(Text-Only) ORDER: Respondents are ordered to file an answer to the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 on or before January 26, 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 as well as any supporting documentation that may be needed to establish the lawfulness of Petitioner's arrest and/or continued confinement, including a response to each count of the Petition, a response concerning whether immigration judges lack jurisdiction over Petitioner, and a response concerning whether the absence of a warrant preceding Petitioner's arrest necessitates Petitioner's immediate release. 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 1/22/2026. (GLB) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#4

Jan 22, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Julie T Le on behalf of Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd Lyons, Daren Margolin, Kristi Noem. (Le, Julie) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

Jan 22, 2026

Order/Notice to Attorney

#5

Jan 23, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Shana Lei Drengenberg on behalf of Isidro Antonio Lopez Benavidez. (Drengenberg, Shana) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#6

Jan 25, 2026

RESPONSE by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd Lyons, Daren Margolin, Kristi Noem re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, . (Le, Julie) (Entered: 01/25/2026)

#7

Jan 26, 2026

REPLY re 3 Order/Notice to Attorney,,,,, filed by Isidro Antonio Lopez Benavidez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s))(Drengenberg, Shana) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

#8

Jan 26, 2026

Memorandum & Opinion

#9

Jan 26, 2026

Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)

#10

Jan 29, 2026

(Text-Only) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Respondents did not comply with this Court's Order requiring them to provide the Court with a status update by January 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. 8 . Counsel for Respondents shall file the update with all necessary documentation by January 29, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Signed by Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan on 1/29/2026. (GLB) (Entered: 01/29/2026)

Jan 29, 2026

Order to Show Cause

#11

Jan 30, 2026

(Text-Only) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Respondents did not comply with this Court's Order requiring them to provide the Court with a status update by January 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. 8 . The Court then ordered Respondents to file the status update by January 29, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. 10 . Again, Respondents did not comply. Counsel for Respondents shall file the necessary document by January 30, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. or counsel for Respondents will be required to appear before this Court to show cause why they should not be held in contempt. Signed by Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan on 1/30/2026. (GLB) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

#12

Jan 30, 2026

LETTER TO DISTRICT JUDGE by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd Lyons, Daren Margolin, Kristi Noem . (Le, Julie) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

Jan 30, 2026

Order to Show Cause