Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-00834

Amador Aldana v. Bondi

Terminated

Case Information

Filed: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Gary R. Brown
Referred to:
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
Terminated: February 13, 2026
Last Activity: February 13, 2026
Parties: View All Parties →

Docket Entries

#1
Feb 12, 2026
First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-19907408, filed by Aurelio Amador Aldana. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No,, (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, # 2 Proposed Summons) (Stickell, Joshua) Modified on 2/12/2026 (SMF). (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Feb 12, 2026
Civil Cover Sheet.. Re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet, by Aurelio Amador Aldana (Stickell, Joshua) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet
#3
Feb 12, 2026
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (SMF) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening
Feb 12, 2026
Your proposed summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: The full case caption must appear on the summons., Please correct and resubmit using Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (SMF)
Feb 12, 2026
Case Assigned to Judge Gary R. Brown. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (SMF)
Feb 12, 2026
Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet. The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed Civil Cover Sheet. Please resubmit corrected Civil Cover Sheet. This event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (SMF)
Feb 12, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE and Electronic Service upon the US Attorney's Office: For habeas petitions "request[ing] release from confinement," "'jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement.'" Trump v. J. G. G., 604 U.S. 670, 672 (2025) (quoting Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004)); see also id. ("The detainees are confined in Texas, so venue is improper in the District of Columbia."). The petitioner filed the petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Eastern District of New York requesting release from ICE detention; however, the petitioner alleges that he is currently detained by ICE at 26 Federal Plaza in New York, which is located within the Southern District of New York. Accordingly, petitioner is ordered to show cause why the case should not be transferred to the Southern District of New York by tomorrow, February 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.Ordered by Judge Gary R. Brown on 2/12/2026. (RJP)
Feb 12, 2026
Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Case. The clerk's office is directed to remove the restriction within this matter.Ordered by Judge Gary R. Brown on 2/12/2026. (KM)
Feb 12, 2026
Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Case
Feb 12, 2026
Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet
Feb 12, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Feb 12, 2026
Quality Control Check - Summons
Feb 12, 2026
Order to Show Cause (Federal)
#4
Feb 13, 2026
MOTION to Change Venue STIPULATION & Order to Transfer Venue by Aurelio Amador Aldana (Stickell, Joshua) Modified on 2/13/2026 to change to a motion(JC). (Entered: 02/13/2026)
Main Document: Change Venue
#5
Feb 13, 2026
ORDER granting 4 Motion to Change Venue. Ordered by Judge Gary R. Brown on 2/13/2026. (JC) (Entered: 02/13/2026)
Main Document: Order on Motion to Change Venue
Feb 13, 2026
Case transferred to District of Southern District of New York. Original file, certified copy of transfer order, and docket sheet sent. ALL FILINGS ARE TO BE MADE IN THE TRANSFER COURT, DO NOT DOCKET TO THIS CASE. (JC)
Feb 13, 2026
Case Transferred Out - District Transfer

Parties

Amador Aldana
Party
Bondi
Party