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Filed: February 16, 2026
Assigned to:
Kenneth John Gonzales
Referred to:
Kevin R. Sweazea
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
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August 25, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Feb 16, 2026
PETITION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. 2241, filed by Simarjit Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Order of Release on Recognizance, # 2 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 02/16/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for 2241 Relief
#2
Feb 17, 2026
NOTICE: In accordance with the Standing Order, filed January 28, 2026 in 26-MC-00004-03 (Doc. 3), the Clerk of Court provides notice of completion of electronic service. A copy of the petition in this matter was provided to all federal respondents by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) using the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. The parties should review the Standing Order, and any further Orders entered in this matter regarding the deadline to respond to the petition. (bc)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 02/17/2026)
Feb 17, 2026
United States District Judge William P. Johnson and United States Magistrate Judge Kevin R. Sweazea assigned. (bc)
#3
Feb 18, 2026
MOTION for Order to Show Cause why Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted by Simarjit Singh. (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 02/18/2026)
Main Document:
Show Cause
#4
Feb 26, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Holland S. Kastrin on behalf of Marisa Flores, Kristi Noem (Kastrin, Holland) (Entered: 02/26/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#5
Feb 27, 2026
Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number 1009710 (jg)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 02/27/2026)
#6
Feb 27, 2026
ORDER TO ANSWER by District Judge William P. Johnson. (fs) (Entered: 02/27/2026)
Feb 27, 2026
Filing Fee Received
#7
Mar 10, 2026
RESPONSE re 1 Petition for 2241 Relief filed by Marisa Flores, Kristi Noem. (Kastrin, Holland) (Entered: 03/10/2026)
Main Document:
Response (when not to a motion)
#8
Mar 10, 2026
REPLY in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus re 7 Response filed by Simarjit Singh. (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 03/10/2026)
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Reply (when not to a motion)
#9
Mar 10, 2026
Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order due to immigration court hearing scheduled for 3/12/26 by Simarjit Singh. (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 03/10/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#10
Mar 11, 2026
NOTICE by Simarjit Singh re 9 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order due to immigration court hearing scheduled for 3/12/26, notifying the Court that the immigration court hearing is now rescheduled to 4/2/26 (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 03/11/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#11
Apr 01, 2026
ORDER by District Judge William P. Johnson denying 9 Motion for TRO (fs) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Main Document:
Order on Motion for TRO
#12
Jul 01, 2026
MOTION for Order Granting Habeas Petition by Simarjit Singh. (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 07/01/2026)
Main Document:
Order
#13
Jul 13, 2026
NOTICE by Marisa Flores, Kristi Noem of Supplemental Authority (Kastrin, Holland) (Entered: 07/13/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#14
Aug 02, 2026
MOTION to Expedite by Simarjit Singh. (Jenkins, James) (Entered: 08/02/2026)
Main Document:
Expedite
#15
Aug 06, 2026
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been reassigned to Chief District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales as the trial judge. Under D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.1, the first page of each document must have the case file number and initials of the assigned judges.Accordingly, further documents filed in this matter must bear the case number and the judges' initials shown in the case caption and the NEF for this document. Kindly reflect this change in your filings. District Judge William P. Johnson no longer assigned to this case.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (ng) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
#16
Aug 19, 2026
ORDER by Chief District Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales. The Court has considered Petitioner's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Doc. 1, Petitioner's Motion for Order to Show Cause, Doc. 3, and the Government's Response. Doc. 7. For the reasons stated in Oliva Rodas v. U.S. Immigr. & Customs Enf't, 2026 WL 2163442, at *2 (D.N.M.), the Court grants the Petition. Within seven (7) business days of this Order, the Government shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing where Petitioner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that conditions of release would adequately address any risk of flight or danger to the community. Should the Government fail to provide Petitioner a bond hearing within seven (7) business days, it must release him. The Government shall file a status report within ten (10) business days of this Order certifying compliance. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (tah) (Entered: 08/19/2026)
Aug 19, 2026
Order
#17
Aug 25, 2026
Status Report
Main Document:
Status Report
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