Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-03141

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Apr 16, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32713299) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by Jonathan Ezequiel Quinta Serpas..(Urbelis, Alexander) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Urbelis, Alexander) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner Jonathan Ezequiel Quintanilla Serpas' petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. section 2241. (Docket entry no. 1 ("Petition").) The Court, having examined the Petition, and in its Part I capacity, hereby ORDERS that: 1. Within two business days of the date of this Order, the Respondents shall file a letter with the following information, as further set forth herein. 2. Within three business days of the date of this Order, the Respondents shall file a memorandum in opposition as to why the Petition should not be granted. 3. Within ten business days of the date of this Order, Petitioner shall file any reply to the Respondents' memorandum in opposition. 4. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States without an order by this Court allowing such removal. See, e.g., M.K. v. Joyce, No. 25-cv-1935-JMF, 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025); Garcia-Izquierdo v. Gartner, No. 04-cv-7377-RCC, 2004 WL 2093515, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 17, 2004). 5. To facilitate resolution of the Petition, Petitioner shall not be transferred, except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey, absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Perez y Perez v. Noem, No. 25-cv-4828-DEH, 2025 WL 1908284, at *2-3 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025). 6. This Order shall remain in effect unless and until it is vacated or modified. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York of this Order. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain PART I on 4/16/2026) (vfr) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Tudor M Neagu on behalf of Paul Arteta, Todd Blanche, LaDeon Francis, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin..(Neagu, Tudor) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER, 28 U.S.C. § 2241: Within two business days of the date of this Order, Respondents shall file a letter with the following information: as further set forth within this Order. The parties shall appear for a case management conference with the Court on April 23, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. The conference will be held via Microsoft TEAMS at the following link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/284203406337691?p=MzO4S5gEPkkVpUEfiY (Meeting ID: 284 203 406 337 691; Passcode: PT26Uo9G). No later than today, Petitioner's counsel shall (1) serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition and accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, to the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office, and (2) promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. ( Case Management Conference set for 4/23/2026 at 12:30 PM before Judge Jeannette A. Vargas.) (Signed by Judge Jeannette A. Vargas on 4/17/2026) (sgz) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

Letter

Apr 17, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(jgo)

Apr 17, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Apr 17, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Apr 17, 2026

Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (jgo)

Apr 17, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

Apr 17, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Alexander Joseph Urbelis. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Jonathan Ezequiel Quinta Serpas; LaDeon Francis; Paul Arteta; Todd Blanche; Markwayne Mullin; Todd M. Lyons. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party text was omitted;. (jgo)

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Apr 20, 2026

Letter

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Apr 21, 2026

Memorandum & Opinion

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Apr 21, 2026

Judgment - Clerk

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Apr 21, 2026

Letter

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May 04, 2026

Internet Citation

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May 04, 2026

Internet Citation