Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00712

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Mar 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10848401.), filed by Mario Ernaldo Rivera Melgar. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1. Asylum Interview Notice, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

Mar 13, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (swil)

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Mar 16, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on March 20, 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 Andrade Portillo v. Perry, et al, 1:25-cv-1646 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Portillo and this Petition. (see order for details) Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 03/16/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

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Mar 16, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Paul Perry (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 03/16/2026)