District of Minnesota • 0:26-cv-01746

Pillisa Pilataxi v. Bondi

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Case Information

Filed: March 05, 2026
Assigned to: Paul Arthur Magnuson
Referred to: Elizabeth Cowan Wright
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
Completed: March 27, 2026
Last Activity: March 26, 2026
Parties: View All Parties →

Docket Entries

#1
Mar 05, 2026
Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $ 5, receipt number AMNDC-12757392) filed by Edgar Virgilio Pillisa Pilataxi. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil cover sheet with attachment) (Anderson, Gabriela) (Entered: 03/05/2026)
Main Document: Emergency PETITION
#2
Mar 05, 2026
(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Judge John M. Gerrard per Civil (3rd, 4th - Prisoner: Alien Detainee Habeas) list, referred to Magistrate Judge Judge John F. Docherty. Please use case number 26-cv-1746 JMG/JFD.Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (mkr) (Entered: 03/05/2026)
#3
Mar 05, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The respondents shall, on or before March 9, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before March 11, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Minnesota until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Minnesota, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Minnesota. Signed by Senior District Judge John M. Gerrard on 3/5/2026. (DCD) (Entered: 03/05/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause
#4
Mar 09, 2026
RESPONSE by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, David Easterwood, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd M. Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Kristi Noem re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, . (Brown, Trevor) (Entered: 03/09/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#5
Mar 11, 2026
REPLY re 3 Order to Show Cause,, filed by Edgar Virgilio Pillisa Pilataxi. (Attachments: # 1 LR7.1/LR72.2 Word Count Compliance Certificate LR 7.1 Certificate)(Anderson, Gabriela) (Entered: 03/11/2026)
Main Document: REPLY
#6
Mar 18, 2026
Order Directing Clerk - non-judgment
Main Document: Order Directing Clerk - non-judgment
#7
Mar 19, 2026
(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT. This case is reassigned to Judge Paul A. Magnuson and Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright. Judge John M. Gerrard, Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty no longer assigned to the case. NOTE: the new case number is 26-cv-1746 PAM/ECW. Please use this case number for all subsequent pleadings. (LTT) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
#8
Mar 26, 2026
Memorandum & Opinion
Main Document: Memorandum & Opinion
#9
Mar 26, 2026
Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)
Main Document: Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)

Parties

Bondi
Party
Pillisa Pilataxi
Party