Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00793

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Apr 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number 300001018), filed by AMADOU YERO DIALLO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Receipt, # 3 Envelope) (bjr) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

#2

Apr 30, 2026

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by AMADOU YERO DIALLO. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (bjr) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

Apr 30, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Apr 30, 2026

Judge Mark R. Hornak added. (bjr)

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May 06, 2026

Order

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May 07, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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May 07, 2026

Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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May 07, 2026

Order

May 07, 2026

Order

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May 08, 2026

Remark

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May 15, 2026

Response

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May 19, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

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Jun 18, 2026

Order

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Jul 08, 2026

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO FILE STATUS REPORT. This Court granted in part and denied in part the Petitioners petition for habeas corpus on June 18, 2026. [ECF No. 10]. In doing so, the Court ordered the Petitioner to receive an individualized bond hearing in front of an Immigration Judge of the United States within ten (10) days of that Order, or by June 28, 2026. The Court directed the Government to file a Notice of the outcome of that bond hearing within seven days of the bond hearing, or by July 5, 2026. No such notice has been filed to date. As such, the Court directs the Government to file a status report as to the status of the Petitioner and inform the Court whether a bond hearing has yet occurred and if so its outcome, and to do so within 24 hours of the entry of this Order. If in that status report the Government informs the Court that a bond hearing has not occurred, the Court directs the Government to Show Cause in its status report as to why the Courts Order has not been followed. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 07/08/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

Jul 08, 2026

Order

#12

Jul 09, 2026

NOTICE by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

#13

Jul 09, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief (Use ONLY if no other relief applies)

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Jul 10, 2026

ORDER DIRECTING FILING BY RESPONDENTS OF SUPPLEMENT TO NOTICE 12 AND RESPONSE TO MOTION AT 13 . The Notice filed on behalf of Respondents at 12 makes reference to both Respondent and counsel in terms of actions taken/not taken in regard to arranging the bond hearing directed by the Court, including a failure to promptly read the Order of the Court directing such hearing. Counsel for Respondents shall file a Supplemental Notice not later than Noon today (July 10, 2026) clearing all of that up. Such information may be relevant to the Courts disposition of the Motion at 13, and Respondents shall also file their Response to such Motion 13 not later than the same time and date. No further briefs/papers on such matters shall be filed unless ordered in advance by the Court. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 07/10/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

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Jul 10, 2026

NOTICE - Supplemental by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

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Jul 10, 2026

RESPONSE to Motion re 13 MOTION for Immediate Release filed by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO. (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

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Jul 10, 2026

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND DIRECTING BOND HEARING TO OCCUR NOT LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2026, AND NOTICE TO BE PROVIDED TO THE COURT OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH NOT LATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER ITS CONCLUSION. The Court has reviewed the Parties' filings at ECF Nos. 12, 13, 15, and 16 . The Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the Petitioner's request for immediate release, and ORDERS the relief set out herein. It appears that the Respondents' delay in compliance with this Court's prior Order directing the conduct of a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge 10 was solely the result of one or more errors by Respondents' counsel relative to calendaring/notification to Respondents of such Order at 10, and that there is neither evidence of any form of bad faith in such regards on the part of Respondents or Respondents' counsel, nor of any sort of any sort of "persistent lack of compliance' with the Orders of this Court on the part of Respondents as to this matter, as posited in the Petitioner's Motion at 13 . The Court directs the Respondents to conduct a bond hearing in front of an Immigration Judge before the end of the day on July 15, 2026 (unless a continuance of such hearing is sought by the Petitioner). The Court further directs counsel for Respondents is to file a Notice upon the docket detailing the results of such bond hearing not later than 48 hours after its conclusion. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 7/10/26. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdb) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

Jul 10, 2026

Order

#18

Jul 17, 2026

NOTICE by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

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Jul 17, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief (Use ONLY if no other relief applies)

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Jul 17, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SIRECTED TO RESPONDENTS. In light of the assertions set out in the Petitioner's filing at 19, Respondents shall show cause on the docket not later than Noon, EDT, Monday July 20, 2026 as to why the relief requested in the filing at 19 should not be ordered by this Court, forthwith. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 07/17/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

Jul 17, 2026

Order to Show Cause

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Jul 20, 2026

RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to 19 Motion for Immediate Release, filed by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Angotti, Alyssa) Modified text on 7/20/2026. (bjr) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

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Jul 20, 2026

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENTS TO FILE TRANSCRIPT WITH COURT AND PROVIDE COPY TO PETITIONER IMMEDIATELY. Having received the Respondents' Response in Opposition at [ECF 21], which does not dispute the factual allegations that Petitioner asserted in [ECF 19] that his counsel was not notified of his bond hearing and that an interpreter was not present at that hearing, the Court hereby directs the Respondents to immediately and forthwith obtain and file the transcript of the Bond Hearing that this Court ordered at [ECF 17]. Respondents should also provide a copy of that transcript to Petitioner and Petitioner's counsel forthwith. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 7/20/26. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdb) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

#23

Jul 20, 2026

REPLY in Support to 19 Motion for Immediate Release, filed by AMADOU YERO DIALLO. (Lipson, Andrew) Modified text on 7/20/2026. (bjr) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

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Jul 20, 2026

ORDER RENEWING THE COURTS ORDER 22 THAT THE RESPONDENTS PROVIDE A HEARING TRANSCRIPT. The Court has reviewed the filing at 23 . Word to the wise: the Court asked for the transcript because it wants to read it and get the full picture, not because any party asked the Court to. The Order at 22 stands. Respondents are to obtain the involved hearing transcript and file it on the docket, ASAP. The Court will read it, and take the appropriate action. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 07/20/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

Jul 20, 2026

Order

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Jul 24, 2026

§ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO FILE STATEMENTS OF POSITION AS TO RECORDATION OF BOND HEARINGS. The Court has received a flash drive from the U.S. Attorneys Office containing three audio files, two of which seem to concern the Petitioner, Amadou Yero Diallo. The Court is reviewing these files presently. If the Respondent has not already provided the audio files to the Petitioner and Petitioners counsel, the Court directs the Respondent to do so forthwith. Based on the Courts preliminary review of the audio files, it appears that two bond hearings occurred for the Petitioner one on July 15, 2026, and one on July 16, 2026. The bond hearing for Petitioner that was held on July 15, 2026, in front of Immigration Judge Peter McCary, seems to have been held without a Fulani interpreter. This is the bond hearing that the Court was notified of on July 17, 2026, in ECF No. 18-1. The second audio file seems to contain the audio recording of a bond hearing held for the Petitioner on July 16, 2026, in front of Immigration Judge Cory Combs, which appears to have been a do over with a Fulani interpreter present. These are preliminary observations that the Court has made about the timeline of the hearings, but it invites the parties to weigh in as to whether this is the correct sequence of events, as no accompanying notice or position statement was filed by Respondents to explain what is contained in the audio files. The Court thus directs both parties to file a statement of position as to the matters in the audio files, and any other relevant matters, no later than Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM EDT. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 7/24/26. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdb) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

Jul 24, 2026

Order

#26

Jul 28, 2026

NOTICE Statement of Position by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3) (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

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Jul 28, 2026

NOTICE of Position of Mr. Diallo as to Audio Files by AMADOU YERO DIALLO (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Lipson, Andrew) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

#28

Jul 29, 2026

Order

#29

Jul 30, 2026

NOTICE by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/30/2026)

#30

Jul 31, 2026

NOTICE by TODD BLANCHE, BRIAN MCSHANE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO (Angotti, Alyssa) (Entered: 07/31/2026)