Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00150

#1

Feb 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7266599), filed by John Pawandeep. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 3 Exhibit B - Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 4 Exhibit C - Order of the Immigration Judge dated 1/22/2026) (ea) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#2

Feb 04, 2026

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for writ of habeas corpus filed 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 2/4/2026. (ea) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#3

Feb 04, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Pennsylvania Middle; Case Number 4:26-cv-00259. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#4

Feb 04, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 2/4/2026. (bjw) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

Feb 04, 2026

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand added. (rjr)

#5

Feb 12, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

#6

Feb 12, 2026

ORDER re 5 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by JOHN PAWANDEEP. In the 5 Motion, Petitioner seeks, inter alia, his immediate release from custody. Given that Petitioner is requesting affirmative relief rather than maintenance of the status quo, Petitioner's request goes beyond the limited, temporary nature of a TRO and requires giving Respondents notice and an opportunity to be heard. See Hope v. Warden York County Prison, 956 F.3d 156, 162 (3d Cir. 2020). Here, Petitioner has not yet complied with the Court's 4 Case Management Order requiring him to serve the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania by email and then file a certificate of compliance on the docket. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the request for a TRO is DENIED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 2/12/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bjw) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

Feb 12, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

Feb 12, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 5 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . ERROR: Filer did not attach a Proposed Order as required by LCvR 7. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney advised that in future proposed orders are to be made attachments to the main document. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (ert)

#10

Feb 25, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Compliance re 4 Case Management Order by Nneka Jackson on behalf of John Pawandeep (Jackson, Nneka) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

#11

Feb 27, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Joanne Reed on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, WARDEN. (Reed, Joanne) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

#12

Feb 27, 2026

ORDER AMENDING 4 Case Management Order. The Court has reviewed the Petition and supporting materials, and finds that the threshold issue concerns whether Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing because he is subject to discretionary detention pursuant to §1226(a) as opposed to mandatory detention pursuant to §1225(b). Based on its prior decisions on this issue, including Gbamoi v. Oddo et al., Civil Action No. 26-cv-108-CCW, ECF No. 10 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 20, 2026) and Orellana Rivas v. Oddo et al., Civil Action No. 26-cv-246-CCW, ECF No. 8 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 23, 2026), the Court tentatively intends to grant the Petition to the extent it requests a bond hearing. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 4 Case Management Order provisions regarding the timing and substance of Respondents' Response to the Petition are amended as follows: If Respondents believe that there are factual or legal differences between this case and the other cases in which the Court has decided the issue, then they shall file a response to the Petition on or before 3/6/26. Responses are limited to 25 pages, double-spaced. If Respondents' positions are the same as in the prior cases in which this issue has been raised and decided by the Court, they shall simply state as much in the 3/6/26 response, cite to any response or brief previously filed on the issue in this Court, and their positions shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the record. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the provision of the 4 Case Management Order setting a 30 day response time period is hereby VACATED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 2/27/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bjw) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

Feb 27, 2026

Order

#13

Mar 06, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, filed by PAMELA BONDI, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, WARDEN, MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER. (Reed, Joanne) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

#14

Mar 09, 2026

ORDER. On 2/2/2026, Petitioner filed a 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus requesting his immediate release from custody or, in the alternative, an individualized bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1226. The 1 Petition avers that Petitioner is currently detained at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center. See ECF No. 1 at 2. However, ICE's publicly available online detainee locator system did not return any results for Petitioner's name or A-number when searched on 3/9/26 by the Court. Thus, it appears to the Court that Petitioner is no longer in ICE custody, thereby rendering the 1 Petition moot. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, on or before 3/11/2026, the parties shall confer and file a joint status report regarding whether Petitioner remains in ICE custody and whether the 1 Petition is moot. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 3/9/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bjw) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

Mar 09, 2026

Order

#15

Mar 11, 2026

STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by John Pawandeep. (Jackson, Nneka) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#16

Mar 11, 2026

STATUS REPORT Updated Joint Status Report by John Pawandeep. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Jackson, Nneka) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#17

Mar 11, 2026

ORDER DISMISSING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus as MOOT. On 3/11/2026, Petitioner filed a 15 status report advising the Court that, on March 2, 2026, an immigration judge ordered Petitioner's release on bond, "thus making the underlying Petition moot." Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED as MOOT. Clerk is to mark CASE CLOSED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 3/11/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bjw) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

Mar 11, 2026

Order Dismissing Case