Western District of Kentucky • 5:26-cv-00030

#1

Feb 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Douglas Alexander Gonzalez-Morales. (Filing Fee $5; ck. # 0723. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet) (KDY) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#2

Feb 09, 2026

Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Benjamin Beaton. (KDY) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#3

Feb 09, 2026

MOTION for Noah Chapman Hamant to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Petitioner Douglas Alexander Gonzalez-Morales. Filing fee $150, ck #0722. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment - Certificate of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order) (KDY) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

Feb 09, 2026

Remark (Public)

Feb 09, 2026

Remark: Electronic notification of the petition and any subsequent order constitutes valid service on all federal respondents named therein as of the date of this remark pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, which the Court is applying to these cases. (KDY)

#4

Feb 11, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), the Court refers this matter to Magistrate Judge King for hearing and determining all pretrial matters, including non-dispositive motions. Judge King may conduct a settlement conference in this matter at any time. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#5

Feb 11, 2026

TEXT ORDER: In response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus (DN 1 ), the Court directs the Respondents to show cause, no later than 2/16/2026, why the writ should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The Government should address the Petitioner's claim that immigration officials revoked his supervision order without following internal procedures mandated by regulation. The Court also directs the parties to file, no later than 2/17/2026, a joint status report or separate letters advising the Court whether they seek a hearing or instead prefer that the Court set a briefing schedule and decide the petition on the papers. On first review, the petition doesn't seem to implicate any factual disputes necessitating an in-person hearing. The Clerk of Court shall forward by certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of the petition and this order on each Respondent who has not been designated by the United States Attorney's Office, as agreed to by the Attorney's Office and the Clerk in the 1/20/26 Memorandum of Understanding, to receive electronic notice and service. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached. cc: counsel, Respondent Adam Smith (via certified mail w/ DN 1 Petition) (JM) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#6

Feb 11, 2026

Notice (Other)

Feb 11, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

Feb 11, 2026

Filing Fee Received

Feb 11, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5.00 receipt number 300015184 re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Douglas Alexander Gonzalez-Morales (TNT)

Feb 11, 2026

Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300015182 re 3 MOTION for Noah Chapman Hamant to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by Douglas Alexander Gonzalez-Morales (TNT)

#7

Feb 16, 2026

Notice (Other)

#8

Feb 17, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

#9

Feb 18, 2026

Status Report

#10

Feb 20, 2026

Notice (Other)

#11

Feb 27, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#12

Feb 27, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

#13

Mar 04, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

#14

Mar 05, 2026

Amended Document (NOT Motion)

#15

Mar 09, 2026

Dismiss

#16

Mar 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Several habeas petitioners in similar cases have recently informed the Court that they are no longer in custody. Consistent with "the duty of counsel to bring to the federal tribunal's attention, without delay, facts that may raise a question of mootness," Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 68 n.23 (1997) (quotation marks omitted), the Court directs the parties to file a status report, within 7 days, stating whether the Petitioner remains in federal custody. Going forward, the parties must promptly file a status report if and when the Petitioner is released, including by removal or on bond. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

#17

Mar 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Several habeas petitioners in similar cases have recently informed the Court that they are no longer in custody. Consistent with "the duty of counsel to bring to the federal tribunal's attention, without delay, facts that may raise a question of mootness," Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 68 n.23 (1997) (quotation marks omitted), the Court directs the parties to file a status report, within 7 days, stating whether the Petitioner remains in federal custody. Going forward, the parties must promptly file a status report if and when the Petitioner is released, including by removal or on bond. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

#18

Mar 10, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

Mar 10, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#19

Mar 12, 2026

Status Report

#20

Mar 13, 2026

Status Report

#21

Mar 17, 2026

Status Report