District of New Jersey • 1:26-cv-05657

#1

May 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number CAM54111.), filed by MICHAEL JAMIL DAVILA PINEDA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Proof of Service, # 3 Envelope). (dnw). (n.m) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

#2

May 18, 2026

TEXT ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 5/18/2026. (dmw) (Text Order mailed to Petitioner) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

#3

May 18, 2026

TEXT ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Christine P. O'Hearn for all further proceedings. Judge Karen M. Williams no longer assigned to case. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 5/18/2026. (dmw) (mailed to pro se prisoner) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 18, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

#4

May 19, 2026

SELF-EXECUTING ORDER; that by May 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Respondents shall do one of the following: (1) file an answer to the Petition, responding on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis, together with a legal memorandum or letter brief that: identifies the specific statutory or other legal authority upon which Petitioner was initially detained and upon which they rely for any assertion that Petitioner's detention is lawful, and further states whether Respondents contend that this case is factually or legally distinguishable from this Court's recent decisions in Bethancourt-Soto v. Soto, 807 F. Supp. 3d 397 (D.N.J. 2025), and Rodriguez v. Rokosky, No. 25-17419, 2025 WL 3485628 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2025); that, if Respondents elect not to respond, Petitioner shall advise the Court if they intend to file any application for attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this Order. See Michelin v. Warden Moshannon Valley Corr. Ctr., 169 F.4th 418, 421-22 (3d Cir. 2026); that the Clerk of the Court shall forward a copy of the Petition, (ECF No. 1), and this Order to the Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, at the following email address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov. Signed by Judge Christine P. O'Hearn on 5/19/2026. (ld). (Entered: 05/19/2026)

#5

May 19, 2026

Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction

May 19, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

May 20, 2026

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

#6

May 21, 2026

Order to Show Cause

#7

May 21, 2026

Certificate of Service