Eastern District of Virginia • 3:26-cv-00199

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Mar 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee: $5 Receipt Number: AVAEDC-10849014), filed by Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit (Redacted), # 3 Financial Disclosure)(Cox, Robert). (Clerk replaced Petition to include Civil Action Number and properly saved the Civil Cover Sheet and the Financial Disclosure form on 3/16/2026). Modified on 3/16/2026. (sbea) (Entered: 03/15/2026)

Mar 15, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Roderick C. Young. (sbea)

#2

Mar 16, 2026

STANDING ORDER - This Standing Order applies to all civil cases that are assigned to United States District Judge Roderick C. Young. Rule 7(E) of the Local Civil Rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia shall not apply to this action. No motion will be deemed withdrawn purely based on the absence of a motion requesting a hearing or, in the alternative, a formal waiver of hearing. In all cases, the Court will schedule a hearing only if it determines one to be necessary after review of t he briefs. Signed by District Judge Roderick C. Young on 1/16/2024. (sbea) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#3

Mar 16, 2026

STANDING ORDER - This Standing Order applies to all cases assigned to United States District Judge Roderick C. Young, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. As a general policy, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has prohibited all individuals from bringing large personal electronic devices into the courthouse without prior authorization from a judge. Upon due consideration, and in the interest of judicial efficiency, the Court ORDERS that all attorneys appearing for a hearing before the Honorable Roderick C. Young may bring large personal electronic devices into Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse located in Richmond, Virginia (the "Courthouse"), when appearing before Judge Young. "Large personal electronic devices" shall mean tablets, laptops, and any associated chargers. See Order for details. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Roderick C. Young on 1/15/2025. (sbea) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#4

Mar 16, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Holland Hambrick on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Daren Margolin, Kristi Noem, Paul Perry, Joseph Simon (Hambrick, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#5

Mar 16, 2026

Motion Application to Qualify as Foreign Attorney (Cox, Robert). Modified on 3/16/2026. (sbea) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#6

Mar 16, 2026

MOTION Application to Qualify as Foreign Attorney (Cox, Robert). Modified on 3/16/2026. (sbea) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#7

Mar 16, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Robert H. Cox on behalf of Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta (Cox, Robert) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#8

Mar 16, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits to Application for Issuance of Order to Show Cause)(Cox, Robert) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

Mar 16, 2026

Notice of Correction re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241); Clerk added the Civil Action Number to the Petition. "Party Text" was added to the named "Respondents". In the future for PDF fillable forms, click on the Filemenu, select Print, and then select our PDF writer from the PrinterName List, then click on Print or OK depending on your program. Clerk has properly saved and replaced the Civil Cover Sheet and the Financial Disclosure Statement. No further action is required. (sbea)

Mar 16, 2026

Notice of Correction re: 5 and 6 Letter; filing attorney selected the wrong filing event. The correct event is located under Motions and Related Filings, click on Motions, and scroll down to Pro Hac Vice and click. Clerk has corrected ECF No. 5 and 6 . No further action is required at this time. (sbea)