Southern District of Ohio • 1:26-cv-00169

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Feb 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AOHSDC-10898605.), filed by Jose Angel Hernandez Maldonado. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Petitioner's Birth Certificate, # 3 Exhibit B - Petitioner's Legal Permanent Resident Card, # 4 Exhibit C - Notice to Appear, # 5 Exhibit D - Notice of Custody Determination, # 6 Exhibit E - Immigration Bond Paperwork, # 7 Exhibit F - Removal Order, # 8 Exhibit G - Order of Supervision, # 9 Exhibit H - BIA Decision, # 10 Exhibit I - U Visa Receipt Notice, # 11 Exhibit J - SCOTUS Writ of Cert Granted, # 12 Exhibit K - 6th Circuit Remand, # 13 Exhibit L - BIA Federal Court Remand, # 14 Exhibit M - EOIR Automated Case Information, # 15 Exhibit N - OSUP Compliance Letter, # 16 Exhibit O - Petitioner's Children's Birth Certificates, # 17 Exhibit P - Letters of Support, # 18 Exhibit Q - ICE Policy Memo June 11, 2011, # 19 Exhibit R - ICE Directive December 2, 2021, # 20 Exhibit S - ICE Interim Guidance January 31, 2025) (Larcade, Sarah) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

Clerk's Notice of Non-Compliance Local Rule 5.1 (c): The Clerk's Office has reviewed your filing, docket 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, and it appears that the Exhibit PDFs are not text searchable and therefore not in compliance with Local Rule 5.1 (c). You shall refile the Exhibits to docket 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus as a text searchable documents, linking the document back to the original entry, within 24-hours. Non-Compliance Deadline due by 2/19/2026. (eh) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

NOTICE by Petitioner Jose Angel Hernandez Maldonado re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,,,, Text Searchable Exhibits (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Petitioner's Birth Certificate, # 2 Exhibit B - Petitioner's Legal Permanent Resident Card, # 3 Exhibit C - Notice to Appear, # 4 Exhibit D - Notice of Custody Determination, # 5 Exhibit E - Immigration Bond Paperwork, # 6 Exhibit F - Removal Order, # 7 Exhibit G - Order of Supervision, # 8 Exhibit H - BIA Decision on Removal Order, # 9 Exhibit I - U Visa Receipt Notice, # 10 Exhibit J - Supreme Court Grant of Certiorari, # 11 Exhibit K - Sixth Circuit Remand, # 12 Exhibit L - BIA Notice of Federal Court Remand, # 13 Exhibit M - EOIR Automated Case Information, # 14 Exhibit N - OSUP Compliance Letter, # 15 Exhibit O - Petitioner's Children's Birth Certificates, # 16 Exhibit P - Letters of Support, # 17 Exhibit Q - ICE Policy Memo June 11, 2011, # 18 Exhibit R - ICE Policy Directive December 2, 2021, # 19 Exhibit S - ICE Interim Guidance January 31, 2025) (Larcade, Sarah) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

ORDER: Petitioner Jose Angel Hernandez Maldonado brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In order to preserve its jurisdiction, and pursuant to its authority under the All Writs Act, the Court ORDERS that Respondents shall neither remove Hernandez Maldonado from this District nor allow him to be removed from this District unless or until the Court orders otherwise.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). This order should not be construed as an expression of the Courts views on the merits of this matter. See Wheaton Coll. v. Burwell, 573 U.S. 958, 959 (2014). The Clerk is DIRECTED to (1) immediately provide a copy of the petition and its accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, to the United States Marshal to promptly personally serve to a Butler County Sheriff's Deputy in the Potter Stewart United States Courthouse. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to (2) serve a copy of the petition and its accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by email to Kevin J. Gerrity at kevin.gerrity@bcohio.gov; by email to Patrick R. Oelrich at patrick.oelrich@bcohio.gov; and by email to John J. Stark on behalf of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio at john.stark@usdoj.gov. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to (3) promptly note proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. Signed by Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins on 2/18/2026. (kmc) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 19, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 19, 2026

Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim

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Feb 19, 2026

Order

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Feb 23, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 23, 2026

Response to Motion

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Feb 23, 2026

Proposed Pretrial Order

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Feb 24, 2026

Order

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Feb 25, 2026

Acknowledgment of Service