District of Arizona • 2:26-cv-03482

Varela v. Unknown Party

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Case Information

Filed: May 18, 2026
Assigned to: Steven Paul Logan
Referred to: Alison S. Bachus
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: May 21, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
May 18, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241). Filing fee received: $ 5.00, receipt number 200022026 filed by Noe Fernandez Varela (8 pages). (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(DXD) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Fed/2241)
#2
May 18, 2026
MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Noe Fernandez Varela (4 pages). (DXD) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
Main Document: Appoint Counsel
#3
May 18, 2026
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT (Attachments: # 1 Instructions) (DXD) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
Main Document: Notice of Assignment
#4
May 20, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Respondents Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are dismissed. Luis Rosa, Jr. is substituted as Respondent for the Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex Warden. Petitioner's Motion to Appoint Counsel 2 is denied without prejudice. The Clerk of Court must serve a copy of the Summons, the Petition 1 and this Order on the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona by certified mail addressed to the civil process clerk at the office of the United States Attorney pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Clerk of Court must also send by certified mail a copy of the Summons, the Petition, and this Order to the United States Attorney General pursuant to Rule 4(i)(1)(B) and to Respondent pursuant to Rule 4(i)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Clerk of Court must immediately transmit by email a copy of this Order and the Petition to the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, to the attention of Melissa Kroeger at melissa.kroeger@usdoj.gov, Lon Leavitt at lon.leavitt@usdoj.gov, Theo Nickerson at Theo.Nickerson2@usdoj.gov, Dina Anagnopoulos at Dina.Anagnopoulos@usdoj.gov, and Mary Finlon at Mary.Finlon@usdoj.gov. Respondent must show cause no later than May 27, 2026, why the Petition should not be granted. Petitioner may file a reply no later than June 3, 2026. Signed by Judge Steven P Logan on 5/20/2026. (KLG) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause
#5
May 21, 2026
Summons Issued as to USA
Main Document: Summons Issued as to USA

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