Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00951

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May 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9593547), filed by GERARDO SAMANIEGO-CORTES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet, # 5 Certificate of Service) (Campos, Jose) (Entered: 05/20/2026)

May 20, 2026

Judge Stephanie L. Haines added. (keh)

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May 21, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: AND NOW, this 21st day of May 2026, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. Service. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this order and the Petition via a single e-mail at: usapaw.civ.imm.2241.moshannon@usdoj.gov. The subject line of the email shall contain the case caption and case number of this matter. If the Petition contains voluminous exhibits, they need not be emailed. The email service shall be deemed sufficient to accomplish formal service of the Petition. No other documents, pleadings, or motions may be emailed to this email address. 2. Certificate of compliance of service. Upon completion of service via e-mail as reflected in Paragraph 1, Petitioner's counsel shall file a notice of compliance, certifying the date and time of service. 3. Respondents' counsel notice of appearances. Counsel for Respondents shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. 4. Respondents' response to the petition. The Court has reviewed the petition and supporting materials, and finds that the threshold issue concerns whether Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226, or whether he is subject to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225 pursuant to the interpretation set forth in Matter of Q. Li, 29 I. & N. Dec. 66 (BIA 2025) and Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025), and as more fully stated in said Case Management Order. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 5/21/2026. (dlg) (Entered: 05/21/2026)

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May 21, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Compliance re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 2 Case Management Order,,,,,, by Jose C Campos on behalf of GERARDO SAMANIEGO-CORTES (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Campos, Jose) (Entered: 05/21/2026)