Western District of Kentucky • 4:26-cv-00127

#1

Mar 05, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Complaint for Emergency Injunctive Relief filed by Rakesh Kumar Patel. (Filing fee $5 receipt number AKYWDC-4456121) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Immigration Documents, # 2 Appendix, # 3 Cover Sheet) (KDY) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

#2

Mar 05, 2026

Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Benjamin Beaton. (KDY) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

#3

Mar 06, 2026

TEXT ORDER (EBOC): The Petitioner filed a document (DN 1 -1) containing personal data identifiers that should be redacted under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2. The Court directs the Clerk to restrict electronic access to the document so only Court users and participants may view it. The Court further orders the Petitioner to file a motion to seal the document or a motion seeking leave to file a redacted version of the entire document (since the Clerk cannot replace individual pages within documents) along with a copy of the redacted version within 7 days of the entry of this order, which the Clerk may substitute for the previously filed documents if the Court grants the motion. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: Counsel (HMC) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 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. (KDY)

Mar 06, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

Mar 06, 2026

Remark (Public)

#4

Mar 09, 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 3/13/2026, why the writ should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The Government should address the extent (if any) to which the Petitioner's apparent parole status affects its analysis or the Court's jurisdiction. The Court also directs the parties to file, no later than 3/16/2026, 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. On first review, the petition doesn't seem to implicate any factual disputes necessitating an in-person hearing. 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, Respondents (as directed) (HMC) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#5

Mar 09, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

Mar 09, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#6

Mar 10, 2026

Notice (Other)

#7

Mar 13, 2026

Leave to Seal Document

#8

Mar 13, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

#9

Mar 13, 2026

Status Report

Mar 16, 2026

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

#11

Mar 17, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

#12

Mar 17, 2026

Reply

#13

Mar 18, 2026

Notice (Other)

#14

Mar 19, 2026

Strike

#15

Mar 19, 2026

Notice (Other)