Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-02796

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May 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-20205108, filed by Leon Rivas Velazquez. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No,, (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Eppler, Ian) Modified on 5/11/2026 (SMF). (Attachment 1 replaced on 5/11/2026) (SMF). (Entered: 05/11/2026)

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May 11, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (SMF) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

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May 11, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet.. by Leon Rivas Velazquez (Eppler, Ian) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

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May 11, 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 May 14, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. 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 Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., 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 Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.;5. Petitioner's Reply, if any, shall be filed by Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.; 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 5/11/2026. (MMC) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

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May 11, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of Service pursuant to Order to Show Cause, filed by Leon Rivas Velazquez. (Eppler, Ian) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

May 11, 2026

Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Case

May 11, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

May 11, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

May 11, 2026

Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet

May 11, 2026

Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee Case, with the exception of documents containing information protected by the E-Government Act of 2002. Any party seeking to file a submission under seal shall file the proposed sealed document(s) and sealing motion on ECF in accordance with the instructions on the E.D.N.Y. website at: https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/bulletin-filing-sealed-documents The clerk's office is directed to remove the restriction within this matter. So Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 5/11/2026. (HM)

May 11, 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)

May 11, 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)

May 11, 2026

Notice: Incorrect Civil Cover Sheet submitted (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 (SMF)

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May 12, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Judith Almodovar, Todd Blanche, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado, Jr, Markwayne Mullin (Dickman, Mary) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Mary M. Dickman on behalf of Judith Almodovar, Todd Blanche, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado, Jr, Markwayne Mullin (notification declined or already on case) (Dickman, Mary) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

May 12, 2026

Order(Other)

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May 13, 2026

Letter

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May 13, 2026

Adjourn Conference

May 13, 2026

ORDER: The Court has reviewed Respondents' letter confirming that Petitioner was released from ICE custody on May 12, 2026, without any electronic monitoring or other conditions of supervision. (ECF No. 8 .) Respondents also represent that ICE may not have returned money that was seized from Petitioner when ICE initially detained him. (Id.) Respondents must file a letter on the docket by May 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. reporting to whether they have returned Petitioner's money.Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 5/13/2026. (MMC)

May 13, 2026

Order(Other)

May 13, 2026

1 - Terminate Hearings AND Scheduling Order

May 13, 2026

ORDER: The Court has reviewed Respondents' motion to adjourn the May 14, 2026 hearing, which is made with Petitioner's consent. (ECF No. 9 .) Respondents' motion is GRANTED. The May 14, 2026 hearing is hereby adjourned to May 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1040 of the Alfonse D'Amato Courthouse in Central Islip, New York. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 5/13/2026. (MMC)

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May 14, 2026

Letter

May 15, 2026

Order(Other)

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May 16, 2026

Extension of Time to File Document