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Case Information
Filed: February 09, 2026
Assigned to:
John James McConnell Jr.
Referred to:
Amy E. Moses
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: February 13, 2026
Last Activity:
March 05, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Feb 09, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5.00 receipt number ARIDC-2240957.), filed by DAOFA XIAO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hurvich, Carl) (Entered: 02/09/2026)
#3
Feb 09, 2026
MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM PRO HAC VICE FEES filed by DAOFA XIAO. Responses due by 2/23/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Pro Hac Vice Motion)(Hurvich, Carl) (Entered: 02/09/2026)
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Miscellaneous Relief
#4
Feb 09, 2026
ORDER re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5.00 receipt number ARIDC-2240957.) filed by Daofa Xiao. To give the Court time to consider the pending petition, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the petitioner shall not be moved outside the District of Rhode Island without providing the Court with at least 72 hours advance notice of the move and the reason therefore. Any such 72- hour notice period shall commence at the date and time such notice is filed and expire 72 hours later, except [i]f the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(2)(C). So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 2/9/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 02/09/2026)
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Order - 72 Hour Habeas Order (Form Attached)
Feb 09, 2026
Order
Feb 09, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Feb 09, 2026
AMENDED TEXT ORDER:To give the Court time to consider the pending petition, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the petitioner shall not be moved from FCI Berlin without providing the Court with at least 72 hours advance notice of the move and the reason therefore. Any such 72- hour notice period shall commence at the date and time such notice is filed and expire 72 hours later, except [i]f the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(2)(C). So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 2/9/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael)
Feb 09, 2026
Case assigned to Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Amy E. Moses. (Hill, Cherelle)
#5
Feb 10, 2026
MOTION for Yong Ho Song to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Daofa Xiao. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
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Appear Pro Hac Vice
#6
Feb 10, 2026
Transfer Case
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Transfer Case
Feb 10, 2026
Order
Feb 10, 2026
TEXT ORDER granting 5 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Yong Ho Song. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 2/10/2026. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)
Feb 10, 2026
TEXT ORDER granting 3 MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM PRO HAC VICE FEES. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 2/10/2026. (Jackson, Ryan)
Feb 10, 2026
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
Feb 10, 2026
TEXT ORDER: Respondents shall file a response to the PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus on or before Monday, February 16, 2026. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 2/10/2026. (Jackson, Ryan)
Feb 10, 2026
Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
#7
Feb 11, 2026
Response to Motion
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Response to Motion
#8
Feb 13, 2026
Order on Motion to Transfer Case AND Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#9
Feb 13, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
#10
Feb 18, 2026
Notice (Other)
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Notice (Other)
Feb 18, 2026
Order
Feb 18, 2026
TEXT ORDER re: 10 Notice (Other) filed by David Wesling, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons: To effectuate this Court's February 13th, 2026 order, requiring the Government to transport Daofa Xiao to Rhode Island so that he may be present in state court for his pending criminal proceedings, ECF No. 8, the Government seeks leave to move Mr. Xiao to the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island for a longer-term basis. ECF No. 10. The Government's request is GRANTED, and Mr. Xiao will remain in custody in Rhode Island until further notice. The Court's February 13th order is amended as follows:The Government shall immediately transfer Daofa Xiao from the Federal Correctional Institution in Berlin, New Hampshire to the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, where he shall remain in custody until further notice. The Government shall ensure that Mr. Xiao is transported to the Washington County Superior Court for his arraignment, as well as each and every hearing, trial, or other court date calendared in case number W2-2019-0094B. While these proceedings are ongoing, the Government shall not remove Mr. Xiao from Rhode Island without providing the Court with at least 72 hours advance notice of the move and the reason therefore. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 2/18/2026. (Jackson, Ryan)
#11
Mar 04, 2026
Miscellaneous Relief
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Miscellaneous Relief
Mar 04, 2026
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
#12
Mar 05, 2026
Status Report
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Status Report
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