Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-01369

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Mar 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-19985707, filed by Fredy Vasquez-Lopez. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No,, (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Detainee locator information) (Corrado, Carolyn) Modified on 3/10/2026 (SMF). (Entered: 03/09/2026)

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Mar 10, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (SMF) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

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Mar 10, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Upon consideration of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 (Petition), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1) Petitioner shall cause a copy of this order and the Petition to be served on Respondents by March 10, 2026; 2) Petitioner shall file proof of service on the docket by March 11, 2026; 3) Respondents are ORDERED to file a return to the order to show cause why the Petition should not be granted by March 13, 2026, see 28 U.S.C. § 2243; and 4) the parties are further ORDERED to appear before this Court for a hearing on the Petition on March 13, 2026, at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 6C South before Judge Orelia E. Merchant. Moreover, to preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the Eastern District of New York until further order of this Court. M.K. v. Joyce, 25-cv-01935-JMF, 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) ("To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise."); see Local 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n v. N.Y. Shipping Ass'n, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992) ("Once the district court acquires jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and the parties to, the litigation, 'the All Writs Act [28 U.S.C. § 1651] authorizes a federal court to protect that jurisdiction.'" (alteration in original) (quoting United States v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, 907 F.2d 277, 281 (2d Cir. 1990))); Garcia-Izquierdo v. Gartner, 04 Civ. 7377(RCC), 2004 WL 2093515, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2004) ("Under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the Court may order that a petitioner's deportation be stayed... when a stay is necessary to preserve the Court's jurisdiction of the case."); cf. Michael v. I.N.S., 48 F.3d 657, 661-62 (2d Cir. 1995) (holding that the All Writs Act provides a federal court of appeals reviewing a final removal order with a basis to stay removal). SO ORDERED by Judge Orelia E. Merchant on 3/10/2026. (MMP) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

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Mar 10, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Petition for Habeas Corpus served on Respondents on 03/10/2026, filed by Fredy Vasquez-Lopez. (Corrado, Carolyn) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

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Mar 10, 2026

MOTION to Adjourn Conference by Pam Bondi, Brian Flanagan, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Stannard, Geoffrey) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

Mar 10, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Orelia E. Merchant. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (SMF)

Mar 10, 2026

Your proposed summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: No summons provided, please submit summons. The event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet., Please correct and resubmit using Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (SMF)

Mar 10, 2026

~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings

Mar 10, 2026

ORDER: The Court clarifies its order to show cause as follows: Respondents shall file a return to the order to show cause why the Petition should not be granted by March 13, 2026, in advance of the hearing set for the same day at 11:30 AM. Ordered by Judge Orelia E. Merchant on 3/10/2026. (MMP)

Mar 10, 2026

Order(Other)

Mar 10, 2026

Set Hearings: In accordance with the Court's Order dated 3/10/2026, the Order to Show Cause Hearing has been set behind the scenes on ECF. (TPL)

Mar 10, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Mar 10, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

Mar 11, 2026

ORDER granting 5 Motion to Adjourn Conference: The Court grants Respondents' 5 consent motion for an adjournment and reschedules the order to show cause hearing to March 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Ordered by Judge Orelia E. Merchant on 3/11/2026. (TPL)

Mar 11, 2026

1 - Terminate Hearings AND Order on Motion to Adjourn Conference

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Mar 13, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

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Mar 13, 2026

Memorandum & Opinion

Mar 13, 2026

Show Cause Hearing

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Mar 16, 2026

Letter

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Mar 19, 2026

Judgment - Clerk