Western District of Kentucky • 4:26-cv-00213

#1

Apr 01, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Sakiru Akingbehin. Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AKYWDC-4484069. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D) (DJT) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#2

Apr 01, 2026

Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Greg N. Stivers. (DJT) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#3

Apr 01, 2026

TEXT ORDER by Judge Greg N. Stivers on 4/1/2026. Due to the time sensitive nature of this action, and pursuant to LR 40.1(b), the Court finds it is in the interest of justice to reassign it to Judge Benjamin Beaton for all further proceedings. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: Counsel of Record (TJD) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#4

Apr 01, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Bradley Johnson on behalf of Department of Homeland Security, Samuel Olson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Johnson, Bradley) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

Apr 01, 2026

Remark (Public)

Apr 01, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY AND Order Reassigning Case

Apr 01, 2026

REMARK: Electronic notification of the petition and any subsequent order constitutes valid service on all federal respondents named therein as of the date of this remark pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, which the Court is applying to these cases. (DJT)

#5

Apr 08, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), the Court refers this matter to Magistrate Judge Brennenstuhl for hearing and determining all pretrial matters, including non-dispositive motions. Judge Brennenstuhl may conduct a settlement conference in this matter at any time. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

#6

Apr 08, 2026

ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to David G. Pugh re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.Reason for Deficiency: motion to appear pro hac vice. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 4/27/2026. (KJA) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

#7

Apr 08, 2026

TEXT ORDER: In response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus (DN 1 ), the Court directs the Respondents to show cause, no later than 4/14/2026, why the writ should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The Court also directs the parties to file, no later than 4/15/2026, a joint status report or separate letters advising the Court whether they seek a hearing or instead prefer that the Court set a briefing schedule and decide the petition on the papers. On first review, the petition doesn't seem to implicate any factual disputes necessitating an in-person hearing. The Clerk of Court shall forward by certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of the petition and this order on each Respondent who has not been designated by the United States Attorney's Office, as agreed to by the Attorney's Office and the Clerk in the 1/20/26 Memorandum of Understanding, to receive electronic notice and service. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached. cc: counsel, Respondent Mike Lewis (via certified mail) w/ DN 1 Petition (JM) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

#8

Apr 08, 2026

CERTIFIED MAILING FROM THE COURT addressed to Respondent Mike Lewis re DN7 (Text Order), and DN 1 Petition. (JM) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

Apr 08, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#9

Apr 13, 2026

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AKYWDC-4496231. by Petitioner Sakiru Akingbehin (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Pugh, David) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

#10

Apr 14, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE filed by Samuel Olson. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-213, # 2 Exhibit I-862, # 3 Exhibit I-200, # 4 Exhibit Order of the IJ, # 5 Exhibit Order of the IJ) (Johnson, Bradley) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

#11

Apr 14, 2026

Joint STATUS REPORT by Samuel Olson. (Johnson, Bradley) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

#12

Apr 17, 2026

ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl on 4/16/2026 granting 9 Motion for David Pugh to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

#13

Apr 20, 2026

POSTAL RETURN RECEIPT reflecting service of certified mail addressed to Respondent Mike Lewis re DN 1 (Petition) and DN7 (Text Order). (JM) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

#14

May 27, 2026

REPLY re 10 Response to Order to Show Cause filed by Sakiru Akingbehin. (Pugh, David) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#15

Jul 27, 2026

MOTION to Expedite by Petitioner Sakiru Akingbehin (Pugh, David) (Entered: 07/27/2026)

#16

Jul 27, 2026

NOTICE of Deficiency re 15 Motion to Expedite. Proposed order not tendered. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 8/3/2026. (JM) (Entered: 07/27/2026)

#17

Jul 30, 2026

MOTION to Expedite by Petitioner Sakiru Akingbehin (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Pugh, David) (Entered: 07/30/2026)

#18

Jul 31, 2026

MOTION for Release by Petitioner Sakiru Akingbehin (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Psych Eval 2026, # 3 Exhibit Psych Eval 2015, # 4 Exhibit Psych Eval 2012) (Pugh, David) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

#19

Jul 31, 2026

NOTICE of Imminent Removal by Department of Homeland Security, Samuel Olson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Order of the IJ) (Johnson, Bradley) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

#20

Aug 04, 2026

TEXT ORDER: On the Court's first review, the conditions of which the Petitioner complains in his motion for release (DN 18 ), however serious, apparently predate his detentionand would, even on his own telling, warrant release only if they amounted to "extraordinary circumstances." Motion at 3. Nevertheless, the Court orders the Government to respond to the motion and update the Court on the status of removal efforts, see DN 19, no later than 8/10/26. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.( Status Report due by 8/10/2026.) cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

Aug 04, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY AND ~Util - Schedules - Motion and R&R Deadlines

#21

Aug 07, 2026

RESPONSE to Motion re 18 MOTION for Release filed by Department of Homeland Security, Samuel Olson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Johnson, Bradley) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#22

Aug 14, 2026

STATUS REPORT (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit BIA appeal receipt) by Department of Homeland Security, Samuel Olson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Johnson, Bradley) (Entered: 08/14/2026)