Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00443

#1

Mar 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9426106), filed by Noe Segura Valdez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Smulow, Daniel) Modified text on 3/13/2026. (bjr) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

#2

Mar 13, 2026

MOTION for attorney Daniel I. Smulow to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-9426142) by Noe Segura Valdez. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Smulow, Daniel) Modified text on 3/13/2026. (bjr) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

Mar 13, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. ERROR: Party name(s) entered incorrectly (Party Text). CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney is directed to enter party names correctly in all future filings. See the party naming conventions manual on the Court's website at https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/attorneys. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (bjr)

Mar 13, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (bjr)

Mar 13, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 2 MOTION for attorney Daniel I. Smulow to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-9426142). ERROR: Missing case number on documents. CORRECTION: Filer is directed to file the document with a corrected caption and/or case number using the Errata event. (bjr)

#3

Mar 16, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this Order and the Petition via e-mail, as specified, and file a notice of compliance. Respondents' counsel shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. Respondents shall file any responses or answers to the petition within 7 days of the date of service. Petitioner's reply is due within 5 days of Respondents' response. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 3/16/2026. (pak) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#4

Mar 16, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Noe Segura Valdez re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Smulow, Daniel) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#5

Mar 16, 2026

Errata re 2 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, by Noe Segura Valdez. Reason for Correction: Including Case Number. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Smulow, Daniel) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#6

Mar 17, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

#7

Mar 18, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Brendan James McKenna on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, BRIAN MCSHANE, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, JR. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (McKenna, Brendan) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#8

Mar 18, 2026

NOTICE of Substitution of Attorney Appearance by Gregory C. Melucci on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, BRIAN MCSHANE, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, JR. Attorney Brendan James McKenna terminated. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Melucci, Gregory) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#9

Mar 23, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, BRIAN MCSHANE, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, JR. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Melucci, Gregory) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#10

Mar 24, 2026

ORDER. For the reasons stated in Villagrez v. Bondi, et al., No. 26-72, 2026 WL 545380 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 26, 2026) (Ranjan, J.), the Court GRANTS the 1 habeas petition and ISSUES the writ, on these terms. (1) Respondents shall cause Petitioner to be taken to a neutral immigration judge of the Executive Office of Immigration Review for an individualized bond hearing to occur within 30 days of this order, or else release Petitioner by such date. (2) Respondents shall ensure that such a hearing include the required due process, i.e., at a minimum, factfinding based on a record produced before the decisionmaker and disclosed to Petitioner; an opportunity to make arguments on the Petitioner's behalf; and the right to an individualized determination of Petitioner's interests. See Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022). (3) Petitioner shall be responsible for securing the necessary transcripts and record of the bond hearing. The Court further finds that Respondents' position was substantially justified in this case, so no fees shall be awarded. The Clerk of Court shall administratively CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 3/24/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

Mar 24, 2026

Order for Administrative Case Closing