Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00282

#1

Feb 19, 2026

LODGED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $5, ), filed by AHMET BATUHAN AMAN. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Exhibit) (Sobel, Jonathan) Petition is lodged due to no payment of filing fee or IFP. Modified text on 2/20/2026. (rjr) Main document removed from public view and refiled at 5 . Modified text on 2/20/2026. (rjr) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

#2

Feb 19, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by AHMET BATUHAN AMAN. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service, # 2 Exhibit) (Sobel, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

#3

Feb 19, 2026

BRIEF in Support re 2 Motion for TRO filed by AHMET BATUHAN AMAN. (Sobel, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

Feb 19, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (rjr)

#4

Feb 20, 2026

Proposed Order re 2 Motion for TRO by AHMET BATUHAN AMAN. (Sobel, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

#5

Feb 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9377234), filed by AHMET BATUHAN AMAN. (Sobel, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

#6

Feb 20, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this Order and the Petition via e-mail, as specified, and file a notice of compliance. Respondents' counsel shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. Respondents shall file any responses or answers to the petition within 30 days of the date of service. Petitioner's reply is due within 5 days of Respondents' response. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 2/20/2026. (pak) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

#7

Feb 20, 2026

ORDER DENYING 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner, a native of Turkey, is currently detained at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, and seeks to enjoin Respondent(s) from transferring him to another detention facility. Congress has vested the Secretary of Homeland Security and his/her delegates, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the authority to detain aliens pending a decision on their removal proceedings. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1231(a)(2), 1226(a), (c)(1). And Congress has vested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the discretion to set the place of detention. 8 U.S.C. § 1231(g)(1); Sinclair v. Atty Gen., 198 F. Appx 218, 222 n.3 (3d Cir. 2006) (collecting cases). Within DHS' discretion is the authority to transfer aliens from one detention center to another. Calla-Collado v. Atty Gen., 663 F.3d 680, 685 (3d Cir. 2011). Reading § 1231(g)(1) together with Congress' limitations in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) on federal district courts' jurisdiction to review discretionary actions by DHS, federal district courts have concluded that they lack jurisdiction to review DHS' decisions under § 1231. See, e.g., Jane v. Rodriguez, No. 20-5922, 2020 WL 10140953, *1-2 (D.N.J. May 22, 2020) (citing cases). Consistent with this authority, this Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to enjoin Petitioner's transfer. As to the Petitioner's requesting that this Court (1) enjoin the Respondent(s) from detaining Petitioner under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); (2) order Respondent(s) to provide petitioner with an individualized bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a); and (3) order the Petitioner's immediate release from Respondent(s)' custody, the Court finds that given that Petitioner is requesting affirmative relief (e.g., immediate release and/or in the alternative a bond hearing) rather than maintenance of the status quo, Petitioner's request goes beyond the limited, temporary nature of a TRO and requires giving Respondent(s) notice and an opportunity to be heard. See Hope v. Warden York County Prison, 956 F.3d 156, 162 (3d Cir. 2020). Accordingly, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT Petitioner's 2 Motion for TRO is DENIED, but the Court but will review the motion as a request for a preliminary injunction. Respondents' brief in response to the 2 motion shall be due at the same time as their response to the petition under the 6 Case Management Order - within 30 days of service of the petition. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 2/20/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

Feb 20, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

Feb 20, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. ERROR: Party name(s) entered incorrectly and not all parties listed on the Petition were added to the record. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney is directed to enter party names, including party text, correctly in all future filings. Attorney is directed to add all parties named in the initiating document to the record in all future filings. See the party naming conventions manual on the Court's website at https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/attorneys. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (rjr)

Feb 20, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . ERROR: Filer did not attach a Proposed Order as required by LCvR 7. CORRECTION: Filer to submit a proposed order using the Proposed Order event. Filer is to link the Proposed Order to the relevant motion in the event. (rjr)

Feb 20, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . ERROR: Multiple exhibits filed as one attachment. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney is advised that multiple exhibits should be filed as separate attachments to the main document(s). Attorney is directed to comply in all future filings. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (rjr)

Feb 20, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. ERROR: Attorney signature omitted by s/. CORRECTION: Attorney directed to correct signature when refiling the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (rjr)

Feb 20, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. ERROR: Attorney did not pay the filing fee for the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. CORRECTION: Attorney is to use the ATTORNEY Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Credit Card Required) event under Civil Events -> Initial Pleadings and Service -> Complaints, Other Initiating Documents and pay the $5 filing fee required for the Petition. (rjr)

#12

Mar 06, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice (for Attorney filers only, Credit Card required)

#14

Mar 09, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Mar 18, 2026

Order for Administrative Case Closing