Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00098

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Jan 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 111104800), filed by Manuel Enrique Amador-Angustia. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index, # 2 Exhibits, # 3 Declaration of Next Friend) (ea) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Manuel Enrique Amador-Angustia, Rosangely Madera. (ea) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Manuel Enrique Amador-Angustia, Rosangely Madera. (ea) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: # 1 AO 85 Notice & Consent Form, # 2 Excerpts of Local and Federal Rules) (ea) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

Filing fee: $5, receipt number 111104800. Petition is now deemed FILED. (ea) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. Signed by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann on 1/26/2026. (ea) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Pennsylvania Middle; Case Number 4:26-cv-00150. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Jan 26, 2026

Judge William S. Stickman added. (bjr)

Jan 26, 2026

Receipt of payment from MANUEL ENRIQUE AMADOR-AUGUSTIA in the amount of $5.00 for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Transaction posted on 1/23/2026. Receipt number 111104800 processed by AA. (jjs)

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Jan 27, 2026

ORDER denying 2 Motion for TRO. The Court has reviewed the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and hereby DENIES the same. The Motion seeks affirmative relief, rather than the preservation of the status quo. The Court will deem the Motion as one for preliminary injunctive relief and will consider it after the Respondents have been served and had an opportunity to respond. A case management order will issue forthwith. Signed by Judge William S. Stickman on 1/27/26. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Stickman, William) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 27, 2026

Case Management ORDER Signed by Judge William S. Stickman on 1/27/26. (Stickman, William) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 27, 2026

NOTICE of Substitution of Attorney Appearance by Matthew McHale on behalf of TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, WARDEN. Attorney Richard D Euliss and Timothy S. Judge terminated. (McHale, Matthew) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

Jan 27, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

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Feb 04, 2026

SCHEDULING ORDER. Response to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus due by 2/13/2026. Signed by Judge William S. Stickman on 02/04/26. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (eca) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

Feb 04, 2026

Order Response/Briefing Schedule

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Feb 13, 2026

RESPONSE to 2 Motion for TRO, 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, WARDEN. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D) (McHale, Matthew) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions

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Feb 18, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

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Mar 05, 2026

Enforce Judgment

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Mar 05, 2026

ORDER DENYING 15 Emergency Motion to Enforce Judgment and for Temporary Restraining Order. The Court granted Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and ordered that he be provided an individualized bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. 1226. He received the ordered hearing. The immigration judge determined that Petitioner posed a flight risk and denied bond. Petitioner now moves to enforce the Court's Order and for a Temporary Restraining Order. Specifically, Petitioner takes issue with the fact that he was denied bond. As a preliminary matter, 8 U.S.C. 1226(e) specifically provides, in relevant part, that no court may set aside any action or decision regarding detention or release of any alien. This divests district courts of the jurisdiction to reexamine the bond decisions of immigration judges. Nevertheless, two (unpublished) decisions of the Third Circuit have held that a district court may examine an alien's bond hearing to determine whether it fell below the minimum standards of due process. See: Quinteras v. Warden Pike Cty. Corr. Fac., 784 Fed. Appx. 79 (3d Cir. 2019), and Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cty. Corr. Fac. 2022 WL 574624 (3d Cir. 2022). In this case there is no question that Petitioner received a bond hearing, as ordered. There is, likewise, no question that the stated reason for denial of bond was the determination that he poses a flight risk. This determination is unreviewable under 8 U.S.C. 1226(e). The only challenge to the hearing that could be construed as one to the minimal compliance of the hearing with the minimum requirement of due process, is that the same immigration judges presided over the hearing who had previously determined, under 8 U.S.C. 1225, that Petitioner was not entitled to a bond hearing. This does not plausibly create any inference that the hearing Petitioner received was procedurally deficient or otherwise violated due process. The Court holds that there is no merit to Petitioner's Motion. It has no jurisdiction to review the substantive determination of the immigration judges and sees no violation of due process. The Emergency Motion to Enforce Judgment and for Temporary Restraining Order is denied. Signed by Judge William S. Stickman on 3/5/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Stickman, William) Modified text on 3/5/2026. (eca) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

Mar 05, 2026

Order on Motion to Enforce Judgment