Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-02102
Cordova Garcia v. Maldonado Jr.
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Case Information
Filed: April 09, 2026
Assigned to:
Sanket J. Bulsara
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity:
April 13, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Apr 09, 2026
Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-20095792, filed by Esaul Cordova Garcia. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -Yes,, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Aurora Maoz, Esq.) (Palmese, Jessica) Modified on 4/10/2026 (SMF). (Entered: 04/09/2026)
#2
Apr 09, 2026
Civil Cover Sheet.. Re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Esaul Cordova Garcia (Palmese, Jessica) (Entered: 04/09/2026)
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Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet
Apr 09, 2026
Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet
Apr 09, 2026
NOTICE! Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet. The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed Civil Cover Sheet. Please resubmit a completed Civil Cover Sheet answering all questions on the NY-E of Business Rule 1(d)(3)Specifically Question 5) on the second page. To submit use the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (KAD)
#3
Apr 10, 2026
Civil Cover Sheet.. Re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Esaul Cordova Garcia (Palmese, Jessica) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
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Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet
#4
Apr 10, 2026
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (KAD) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
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Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening
#5
Apr 10, 2026
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (SMF) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
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Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening
#6
Apr 10, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Arthur Swerdloff on behalf of Todd Blanchel, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado Jr., Markwayne Mullin (aty to be noticed) (Swerdloff, Arthur) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
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Notice of Appearance
#7
Apr 10, 2026
Proposed Summons. Re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by Esaul Cordova Garcia (Palmese, Jessica) (Entered: 04/10/2026)
Main Document:
Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet
Apr 10, 2026
Your proposed summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: No summons provided, please submit summons. The event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet., Please correct and resubmit using Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (SMF)
Apr 10, 2026
Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Case AND Order to Show Cause (463)
Apr 10, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Apr 10, 2026
Quality Control Check - Summons
Apr 10, 2026
Case Assigned to Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. 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. (SMF)
Apr 10, 2026
ORDER: To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling in this matter, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise. See, e.g., Loc. 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO v. New York Shipping Ass'n, Inc., 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992) ("Once the district court acquires jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and the parties to, the litigation, the All Writs Act [28 U.S.C. § 1651] authorizes a federal court to protect that jurisdiction." (quotations omitted)); Garcia-Izquierdo v. Gartner, No. 04-CV-7377, 2004 WL 2093515, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 17, 2004) (observing that, under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, a district court "may order that a petitioner's deportation be stayed when a stay is necessary to preserve the Court's jurisdiction of the case"); Khalil v. Joyce, 771 F. Supp. 3d 268, 274 (S.D.N.Y. 2025) (barring the government from removing petitioner from the United States until the Court could address his claim); cf. Michael v. I.N.S., 48 F.3d 657, 661-62 (2d Cir. 1995) (holding that the All Writs Act provides a federal court of appeals reviewing a final removal order with a basis to stay removal). And in addition, in light of Petitioner's interests in participating in further proceedings before this Court and in maintaining adequate access to legal counsel through these proceedings, it is further ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be transferred except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the Southern District of New York, absent further order of this Court. See Ozturk v. Trump, 779 F. Supp. 3d 462, 496 (D. Vt. 2025) (ordering petitioner's transfer from Louisiana to Vermont due, in part, to her pending habeas petition), stay and mandamus denied, Ozturk v. Hyde, 136 F.4th 382, 403 (2d Cir. 2025). Respondents must inform the Court of Petitioner's current location, and must include information about any other locations where Petitioner has been held and the dates of any transfers since his initial detention, by April 13, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. Respondents must also file a response to the writ—including any legal or factual arguments why the writ should not be granted—by April 13, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. If Respondents believe this case is unique, and raises issues separate and apart from those raised in similar petitions, e.g., Rodriguez-Acurio v. Almodovar, -- F. Supp. 3d --, No. 25-CV-6065, 2025 WL 3314420, at *23 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 28, 2025), and as a result require additional time to provide some or all of the information requested, in lieu of responding at 12:00 P.M., they may file a request for additional time with a short explanation for why this case raises unique issues not previously decided. The clerk's office is directed to remove the restriction within this matter. So Ordered by Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 4/10/2026. (RB)
#8
Apr 13, 2026
Summons Issued as to Todd Blanchel, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado Jr., Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (NF) (Entered: 04/13/2026)
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Summons Issued as to USA
#9
Apr 13, 2026
Letter with attached declaration, to the Honorable Sanket J. Bulsara in response to the Court's Order dated April 10, 2026 by Todd Blanchel, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado Jr., Markwayne Mullin (Attachments: # 1 Declaration) (Swerdloff, Arthur) (Entered: 04/13/2026)
#10
Apr 13, 2026
Order(Other)
#11
Apr 13, 2026
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