District of Arizona • 2:26-cv-00507

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Jan 28, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241)(TRO Requested). Filing fee received: $5.00, receipt number AAZDC-25175857 filed by Kevin Alexander Ortiz-Barros. (submitted by Marti Jones) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(REK) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#2

Jan 28, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Kevin Alexander Ortiz-Barros. (submitted by Marti Jones) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Proposed Order)(REK) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#3

Jan 28, 2026

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT (Attachments: # 1 Instructions) (REK) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

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Jan 28, 2026

NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCY re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241) filed by Kevin Alexander Ortiz-Barros, 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Kevin Alexander Ortiz-Barros. Document not in compliance with LRCiv 7.1(a)(3) - Party names must be capitalized using proper upper and lower case type. Pursuant to the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Section II(B), attorneys are required to submit the automated Civil Cover Sheet when filing a new case. The submitted form is not utilized by the Districtr of Arizona. FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUIRED: Please submit the Automated JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet using the following: Civil, Other Filings, Other Documents, Additional Attachment to Main Document and link to the Petition. Deficiency must be corrected within one business day of this notice. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (REK) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#5

Jan 28, 2026

ORDER: Counsel for Petitioner must immediately serve the Petition upon Respondents. If not already issued, the Clerk's Office must issue any properly completed summonses. The Clerk of Court must immediately transmit by email a copy of this Order, the Petition, and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, to the attention of Katherine Branch at katherine.branch@usdoj.gov, Melissa Kroeger at melissa.kroeger@usdoj.gov, Lon Leavitt at lon.leavitt@usdoj.gov, and Theo Nickerson at Theo.Nickerson2@usdoj.gov. A telephonic hearing is set on Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction for Wednesday January 28, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 601, 401 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003 before Judge Dominic W. Lanza. The parties shall join the hearing by calling 855-244-8681, access code 2313- 785-5764. Signed by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 1/28/2026. (KLG) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#6

Jan 28, 2026

MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Dominic W Lanza: Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 1/28/2026. Argument is presented. For the reasons stated on the record, IT IS ORDERED taking the Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction under advisement. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the government shall not remove petitioner within the next 48 hours. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by 1:00 PM tomorrow, each party shall submit supplemental briefing addressing (1) if it is legally permissible for the government to simultaneously pursue the two different immigration tracks referenced during today's proceeding; and (2) if it is permissible for the government, regardless of the two-track issue, to initiate an expedited removal proceeding against an individual who was encountered more than two years earlier and has been continuously in the United States during that entire period. TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES: Adam Crayk and Marti Jones for Petitioner. Tracy Riley for Respondents. (Court Reporter Jennifer Pancratz.) Hearing held 1:00 PM to 1:47 PM. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (SLQ) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

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Jan 28, 2026

Additional Attachments to Main Document re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241), JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet by Petitioner Kevin Alexander Ortiz-Barros. (Jones, Marti) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Jan 28, 2026

Notice of Deficiency (Text Only)

Jan 28, 2026

1 - Common Prompts (Text Only) AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for TRO AND Preliminary/Permanent Injunction Hearing AND Temporary Restraining Order Hearing

Jan 28, 2026

1 - Common Prompts (Text Only) AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for TRO AND Preliminary/Permanent Injunction Hearing AND Temporary Restraining Order Hearing

#8

Jan 29, 2026

Notice of Attorney Appearance/Substitution - USA

#9

Jan 29, 2026

Brief - Response

#10

Jan 29, 2026

Supplement

#11

Jan 29, 2026

Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for TRO

#12

Jan 29, 2026

Clerks Judgment

Jan 29, 2026

Remark re Pro Hac Vice Motion

#13

Feb 13, 2026

Notice (Other)