Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-01420

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Feb 19, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#2

Feb 19, 2026

FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Goldman, Michael) Modified on 2/19/2026 (jgo). (Entered: 02/19/2026)

#3

Feb 19, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#4

Feb 19, 2026

PROPOSED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF. Document filed by Pankajkumar Mafatlal Patel. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) Related Document Number: 1 ..(Goldman, Michael) Proposed Order to Show Cause to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. (Entered: 02/19/2026)

#5

Feb 19, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet

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Feb 19, 2026

ORDER: Having received Patel's February 19, 2026 petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 ("Petition"), it is hereby ORDERED that counsel should confer and submit a joint letter, no later than today, February 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. indicating (1) whether petitioner was located in the Southern District of New York at the time that the Petition was filed, and as further set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, should the petitioner remain detained, counsel for all parties shall appear for a telephone conference tomorrow, February 20, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. The parties shall use the following dial-in credentials for the telephone conference: Dial-in: 1-855-244-8681 Access Code: 2312 042 2648 The parties shall use a landline if one is available. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, to preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise. Moreover, to preserve counsel's access to petitioner and to 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. (Telephone Conference set for 2/20/2026 at 10:30 AM before Judge Denise L. Cote.) (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 2/19/2026) (jwh) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

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Feb 19, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brandon Matthew Waterman on behalf of Judith Almodovar, Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

#8

Feb 19, 2026

JOINT LETTER addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote from Brandon M. Waterman dated February 19, 2026 re: The parties' response to the Court's order. Document filed by Judith Almodovar, Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

#9

Feb 19, 2026

Memorandum & Opinion

Feb 19, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Michael Z. Goldman. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Judith Almodovar; Kristi Noem; Todd M. Lyons; Pamela Bondi. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted;. (jgo)

Feb 19, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Michael Z. Goldman to RE-FILE Document No. 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the wrong filer/filers were selected for the pleading;. 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. (jgo)

Feb 19, 2026

***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF. Document No. 4 Proposed Order to Show Cause With Emergency Relief was reviewed and approved as to form. (km)

Feb 19, 2026

Notice to Court Regarding Proposed Order

Feb 19, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Michael Z. Goldman to RE-FILE Document No. 2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the civil cover sheet is not correct; party name listed on the PDF case caption does not match pleading caption; the form used for the civil cover sheet is not the S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet form dated December 2025;. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated December 2025. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated December 2025 is located athttp://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-cover-sheet-2.. (jgo)

Feb 19, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Denise L. Cote. 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..(jgo)

Feb 19, 2026

Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron 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. (jgo)

Feb 19, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Pleading

Feb 19, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Civil Cover Sheet

Feb 19, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Feb 19, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Feb 19, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

#10

Feb 20, 2026

Letter