Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-02622

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May 01, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-20175975, filed by SUNILKUMAR GANDABHAI PATEL. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No,, (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Summons Proposed Summons and Civil Court Action Sheet, # 2 Exhibit PETITIONERS EXHIBITS IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, # 3 Exhibit PETITIONERS NOTICE OF MOTION AND EX PARTE MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER) (Singh, Harjot) Modified on 5/4/2026 (SMF). (Entered: 05/01/2026)

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May 04, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet.. by SUNILKUMAR GANDABHAI PATEL (Singh, Harjot) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (SDM) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (SMF) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 2026

STAY OF REMOVAL AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The Parties must carefully read the full contents of the attached Order to Show Cause and comply with all directives. As set forth in the attached Order: 1. The parties are ORDERED to appear before this Court for a hearing on the Petition on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 1040 of the Alfonse D'Amato United States Courthouse, 100 Federal Plaza, Central Islip, New York, 11722; 2. Respondents shall produce Petitioner for in-person appearance at the hearing; 3. Respondents shall submit a letter by tomorrow, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM, addressing all of the information detailed in the attached Order to Show Cause; 4. If Respondents do not take the position that the outcome of this Petition is controlled by a prior decision of this Court, Respondents must show cause why the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted by Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM; 5. Petitioner's Reply, if any, shall be filed by Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM; 6. Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise; 7. Petitioner shall not be transferred except to a facility within this District, the Southern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court; 8. Within 24 hours of issuance of this Order, Petitioner's counsel must: (1) serve Respondents with a copy of the petition and accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by email to the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and by overnight mail, and (2) promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. The Clerk of Court is directed to email the Petition to the Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 5/4/2026. (JAG) Modified on 5/4/2026 to add a spaced and remove period in paragraph 4 (HM).= (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Mary M. Dickman on behalf of Todd Blanche, William Joyce, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado, Jr (aty to be noticed) (Dickman, Mary) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 2026

Proposed Summons. by Sunilkumar Gandabhai Patel (Singh, Harjot) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

May 04, 2026

Your proposed summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: The full case caption must appear on the summons., Please correct and resubmit using Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (SMF)

May 04, 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 submit 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 (SDM)

May 04, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

May 04, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

May 04, 2026

Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet

May 04, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury. 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)

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May 05, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Sunilkumar Gandabhai Patel PROOF OF SERVICE FOR PETITION AND JUDGES ORDER TO RESPONDENTS (Singh, Harjot) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

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May 05, 2026

Certificate of Service

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May 05, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

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May 05, 2026

Summons Issued as to USA

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May 05, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

May 05, 2026

Order(Other)

May 05, 2026

ORDER: On May 4, 2026, this Court ordered Respondents to submit a letter by today, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM, addressing all of the information detailed in the Order to Show Cause and indicating whether Respondents take the position that this Court's resolution of any legal issues in a prior decision may resolve this action if applied here, ECF No. 5 . Respondents failed to submit a letter or to otherwise request an extension of time. Accordingly, this Court sua sponte grants Respondents a final extension of time to file such a letter until 3:00 PM today, May 5, 2026. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 5/5/2026. (JAG)

May 05, 2026

Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Case

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May 07, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

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May 07, 2026

Objections to Answer to Writ

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May 07, 2026

Leave to Electronically File Document under Seal

May 07, 2026

Order(Other)

May 07, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to Electronically File Document under Seal

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May 08, 2026

1 - Sealed Document - to be used ONLY in conjunction with other selection AND Response to Order to Show Cause

May 08, 2026

Order(Other)

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May 14, 2026

Amended Complaint

May 14, 2026

Order(Other)

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May 18, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

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May 19, 2026

Order(Other)

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May 19, 2026

Status Report

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May 20, 2026

Letter

May 20, 2026

Order(Other)

May 20, 2026

ORDER: Respondents' request for an extension to file a letter certifying Petitioner's release is granted. Respondents must confirm Petitioner has been released with all of his belongings that are in Respondents' possession, including but not limited to all identification cards, clothing, and money and must identify the individual to whom Petitioner was released, in a filing on the docket by today, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 5/20/2026. (JAG)