Western District of Kentucky • 5:26-cv-00052

#1

Feb 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Joseph Kamanga. ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AKYWDC-4447884.) (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Ex. A - Identifier, # 3 Exhibit Ex. B - Previous Release, # 4 Exhibit Ex. C - NTA, # 5 Exhibit Ex. D - Biometrics, # 6 Exhibit Ex. E, # 7 Exhibit Ex. F - Family Record, # 8 Exhibit Ex. G - Work Authorization) (HMC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

#2

Feb 26, 2026

Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Benjamin Beaton. (HMC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

Feb 26, 2026

REMARK: Electronic notification of the petition and any subsequent order constitutes valid service on all federal respondents named therein as of the date of this remark pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, which the Court is applying to these cases. (HMC)

Feb 26, 2026

Remark (Public)

#3

Mar 02, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), the Court refers this matter to Magistrate Judge King for hearing and determining all pretrial matters, including non-dispositive motions. Judge King may conduct a settlement conference in this matter at any time. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

#4

Mar 02, 2026

TEXT ORDER: In response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus (DN 1 ), the Court directs the Respondents to show cause, no later than 3/5/26, why the writ should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The Government should address the remedial implications, if any, of the apparent fact that the Petitioner has already had a bond hearing in which the IJ denied for lack of jurisdiction, citing BIA precedent and despite Bautista, see Petition par. 26. The Court also directs the parties to file, no later than 3/6/26, a joint status report or separate letters advising the Court whether they seek a hearing or instead prefer that the Court set a briefing schedule and decide the petition on the papers. The Clerk of Court shall forward by certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of the petition and this order on each Respondent who has not been designated by the United States Attorney's Office, as agreed to by the Attorney's Office and the Clerk in the 1/20/26 Memorandum of Understanding, to receive electronic notice and service. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached. cc: counsel, Respondent Adam Smith (via certified mail w/ copy of DN 1 Petition) (JM) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

#5

Mar 02, 2026

Notice (Other)

Mar 02, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#6

Mar 05, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

#7

Mar 06, 2026

Notice (Other)

#8

Mar 06, 2026

Notice (Other)

#9

Mar 09, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court denies without prejudice the Petitioner's request for a hearing (DN 7 ). Should the Petitioner identify any factual or other issues that would benefit from an evidentiary hearing, he may file a supplemental request. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#10

Mar 09, 2026

Notice (Other)

Mar 09, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#11

Mar 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Several habeas petitioners in similar cases have recently informed the Court that they are no longer in custody. Consistent with "the duty of counsel to bring to the federal tribunal's attention, without delay, facts that may raise a question of mootness," Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 68 n.23 (1997) (quotation marks omitted), the Court directs the parties to file a status report, within 7 days, stating whether the Petitioner remains in federal custody. Going forward, the parties must promptly file a status report if and when the Petitioner is released, including by removal or on bond. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

Mar 10, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#12

Mar 11, 2026

Notice (Other)

#13

Mar 11, 2026

Reply

#14

Mar 13, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#15

Mar 13, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

#16

Mar 13, 2026

Status Report