Eastern District of Kentucky • 2:26-cv-00061

#1

Feb 04, 2026

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Amantur BAPANOV against Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, in her official capacity, Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in his official capacity, Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, in her official capacity, Sam Olson EMERGENCY Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24686567. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Call screenshot, # 2 Exhibit ICE detainee locator, # 3 Exhibit Change of Address form, # 4 Exhibit Master Hearing, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Sverdloff, Julia) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#2

Feb 04, 2026

MOTION by Petitioner Amantur BAPANOV for temporary restraining order EMERGENCY (Sverdloff, Julia) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#3

Feb 04, 2026

ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner Amantur BAPANOV by Julia Sverdloff, Ms (Sverdloff, Julia) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#4

Feb 04, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Amantur BAPANOV by Julia Sverdloff, Ms; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24686638. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Sverdloff, Julia) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#5

Feb 05, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody, see 1 . Respondent shall respond to the petition by 2/19/26, and Petitioner shall file any reply by 2/26/26. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 10:00 a.m. on 2/9/25 stating: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; (3) Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based upon that location; (4) whether Petitioner has previously been granted bond by an immigration judge (and, if so, whether the Government ever sought an appeal of that release order before the Board of Immigration Appeals); and (5) the Government's view as to whether the recent decision in Castanon-Nava v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., 161 F.4th1048 (7th Cir. 2025) has any effect on Petitioner's habeas corpus case (including whether Petitioner was arrested with or without a warrant). Pursuant to the Court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the Government is ordered not to remove Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States and not to transfer him to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("The Government represented on the record in federal court that it reserved the right to remove detainees after midnight. We had the power to issue injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm to the applicants and to preserve our jurisdiction over the matter."); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947) ("The District Court had the power to preserve existing conditions while it was determining its own authority to grant injunctive relief."). If the Petitioner is already, as of the posting of this order, located outside of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin but within the United States, or is in the midst of transportation outside of those States to another State, then this bar on transfer does not require the immediate return of the Petitioner as long as Respondent intends to hold Petitioner within the United States. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondent makes the preliminary filing. The Clerk shall email a copy of this order to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois; Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois; and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. This case is set for an in-person status hearing on 2/11/26 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 1203. The Court denies as moot Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order precluding Petitioner's transfer 2 and denies without prejudice the pro hac vice motion filed by Julia Sverdloff on behalf of Robert Bond, 4 . Attorneys must file their own pro hac vice motions using their own efiling accounts; an attorney may not file a pro hac vice motion on behalf of another attorney. Mailed notice. (evw, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/05/2026)

Feb 05, 2026

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Albert Berry, III. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (mam, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.]

Feb 05, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (mam, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.]

Feb 05, 2026

EMAILED a copy of the order dated 2/5/2026 5 to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois; Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois; Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois; and Julia Sverdloff, petitioner's counsel. (evw, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.]

#6

Feb 08, 2026

STATUS Report Preliminary Status Report by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sam Olson (Gilpin, Geoffrey) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/08/2026)

#7

Feb 09, 2026

DESIGNATION of Geoffrey Park Gilpin as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sam Olson (Gilpin, Geoffrey) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#8

Feb 09, 2026

ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner Amantur Bapanov by Robert Bond (Bond, Robert) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#9

Feb 10, 2026

ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner Amantur Bapanov by Julia Sverdloff, Ms (Sverdloff, Julia) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/10/2026)

#10

Feb 11, 2026

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sam Olson (Oswald, Craig) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#11

Feb 11, 2026

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sam Olson (Press, Joshua) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#12

Feb 11, 2026

DESIGNATION of Temilade Oduala as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Sam Olson (Oduala, Temilade) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#13

Feb 11, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Amantur Bapanov by Robert Bond; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24714560. (Bond, Robert) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#14

Feb 11, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Motion hearing held on 2/11/2026. As discussed in court, the undisputed portions of the record make clear that Petitioner was arrested and transported to Broadview on 2/3/26, and then transferred to Kenton County Detention Center in Covington, Kentucky (which sits within the Eastern District of Kentucky) on 2/4/2026 at 2:49pm. Thereafter, on 2/4/26 at 6:01 p.m., Petitioner filed his habeas petition, 1 . A habeas action must be brought against the immediate custodian, and, when an action is brought in the district court, it must be filed in the district court whose territorial jurisdiction includes the place where the custodian is located. E.g., Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 441-42, 451 (2004). Although exceptions to these "jurisdictional" rules exist, the undisputed portions of the record in this case provide no factual or legal basis to invoke any such exception. As a result, the Court transfers this matter forthwith to the Eastern District of Kentucky pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 1631 for consideration of the petition 1 . See also United States v. Prevatte, 300 F.3d 792, 802 (7th Cir. 2002) (transferring a § 2241 petition under § 1631 after determining that the Seventh Circuit was "not the court with jurisdiction to consider a § 2241 petition on Mr. Prevatte's behalf"). The motion for leave to appear pro hac vice by Attorney Robert Bond 13 is denied as moot. Mailed notice. (evw, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#15

Feb 12, 2026

TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of Kentucky the electronic record. (jh, ) [Transferred from ilnd on 2/12/2026.] (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#16

Feb 12, 2026

CASE TRANSFERRED IN from District of Illinois Northern. Case number 1:26-cv-01305. Original file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received electronically. cc: COR (Entered: 02/12/2026)

Feb 12, 2026

Conflict Check run. (CBD)

Feb 12, 2026

***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of PSO for review. (CBD)