Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-01109

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Feb 10, 2026

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - PDF ERROR - PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32388150) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by liqun chen..(Wang, Zhou) Modified on 2/10/2026 (vf). (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Wang, Zhou) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Kristi Noem, Joseph Edlow, Todd Lyons, re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Document filed by liqun chen. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order additional summons, # 2 Proposed Order additional summons).(Wang, Zhou) Modified on 2/10/2026 (vf). (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by Liqun Chen..(Wang, Zhou) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Kristi Noem, re: 4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Document filed by Liqun Chen..(Wang, Zhou) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Joseph B Edlow, re: 4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Document filed by Liqun Chen..(Wang, Zhou) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Todd M. Lyons, re: 4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Document filed by Todd M. Lyons..(Wang, Zhou) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Dkt. 4. Respondents should respond to the petition via letter today, Tuesday, February 10, 2026. In that response, respondents should explain why, given the circumstances in the petition, petitioner should not be released if this Court's decision in J.G.O. v. Francis is applicable. 2025 WL 3040142 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 28, 2025). Petitioner may file any letter reply tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11, 2026. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States. See, e.g., Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25-CV-1935 (JMF), 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (citing cases); see also, e.g., Du v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-0644 (OAW), 2025 WL 1317944, at *1 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) ("[A] a federal court may temporarily enjoin immigration authorities from deporting individuals if it preserves the court's jurisdiction over a case or cases."). Moreover, to preserve counsel's access to Petitioner and facilitate resolution of the Petition, Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Perez y Perez v. Noem, No. 25-CV-4828 (DEH), 2025 WL 1908284, at *2-3 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025) (enjoining a habeas petitioner's transfer pending adjudication of his petition); see also, e.g., Arostegui-Maldonado v. Baltazar, No. 25-CV-2205-WJM-STV, 2025 WL 2280357, at *14-16 (D. Colo. Aug. 8, 2025) (same); Oliveros v. Kaiser, No. 25-CV-7117-BLF, 2025 WL 2677125, at *8-9, *11 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2025) (same). Joseph B. Edlow answer due 2/10/2026; Kristi Noem answer due 2/10/2026; Todd M. Lyons answer due 2/10/2026. (Signed by Judge Arun Subramanian on 2/10/2026) (sgz) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

Summons Issued

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Feb 10, 2026

Summons Issued

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Feb 10, 2026

Summons Issued

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Feb 10, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 10, 2026

Letter

Feb 10, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Zhou Min Wang to RE-FILE Document No. 3 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; The summons requested was not processed due to multiple summonses attached as one filing. Please file your request for summons either separately OR with a rider listing each defendants name; Defendant party name listed does not match pleading caption. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Zhou Min Wang. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code Albany. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to New York. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Zhou Min Wang. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: liqun chen, kristi noem, joseph edlow, todd lyons. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party text was omitted. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Zhou Min Wang to RE-FILE Document No. 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the pleading is not correct; The PDF reflects Filing Court Title for EDNY. Re-file the pleading using the event type Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents - attach the correct signed PDF - select the individually named filer/filers - select the individually named party/parties the pleading is against. If the deficiency/deficiencies are not corrected within five (5) days per Amended Standing Order 15-mc-00131 this case will be administratively closed. Initial Pleading due by 2/17/2026. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Arun Subramanian. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(vf)

Feb 10, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Pleading

Feb 10, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Feb 10, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Case Opening Statistical Error Correction

Feb 10, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons

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Feb 11, 2026

Memorandum & Opinion

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Feb 11, 2026

Letter