Eastern District of New York • 1:26-cv-02093

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Apr 09, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number BNYEDC-20094678, filed by Jose Santos Arias Sorto. (Bembi, Bruno) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

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Apr 09, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet.. by Jose Santos Arias Sorto (Bembi, Bruno) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

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Apr 09, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (CV) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

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Apr 09, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Upon consideration of the 1 Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition"), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1) Petitioner shall cause a copy of this order and the Petition to be served on Respondents by April 10, 2026; 2) Petitioner shall file proof of service on the docket by April 10, 2026; 3) Respondents are ORDERED to file a return to the order to show cause why the Petition should not be granted by April 14, 2026, see 28 U.S.C. § 2243; 4) the parties are further ORDERED to appear for a hearing on the Petition on April 16, 2026, at 11:30 AM, in Courtroom 6C South before Judge Orelia E. Merchant. Alternatively, the parties may file a joint letter by April 14, 2026, indicating that they waive the hearing and consent to the Court issuing a decision on the submissions.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 Courts jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise."). Ordered by Judge Orelia E. Merchant on 4/9/2026. (IVK) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

Apr 09, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Apr 09, 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. (CV)

Apr 09, 2026

Notice: Missing Civil Cover Sheet. (Please Use Link Below) The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed JS-44 (Rev. 3.23.2026; Effective 3.24.2026). Civil Cover Sheet. Please resubmit corrected Civil Cover Sheet. The form is available at: https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/document-search . SEARCH CATEGORIES Forms FILTER Clerks Office Forms and Instructions SEARCH JS 44 Civil Cover Sheet Revised 3/23/2026 Please submit corrected Civil Cover Sheet under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (CV)

Apr 09, 2026

Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet

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Apr 10, 2026

AFFIDAVIT/AFFIRMATION by Jose Santos Arias Sorto (Bembi, Bruno) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

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Apr 10, 2026

Notice of Appearance