Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00656

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Mar 06, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10834554), filed by Benjamin Martinez Portillo. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Chan, Elizabeth) (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/7/2026) (triv). (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. and U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (triv)

Mar 06, 2026

Notice of Correction in re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Civil Cover Sheet filed was an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form. The Clerk's Office staff has corrected this error and the document has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (triv)

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Mar 09, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this District for any reason without this Court's permission during the pendency of this matter; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, Petitioner refile the Petition because although the majority of the Petition is legible, some sections are redacted or indecipherable; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the Federal Respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cina and this Petition. (see order for details) Signed by District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr on 3/9/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 03/09/2026)