Northern District of Indiana • 3:26-cv-00771

Sowa v. Mullins

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Case Information

Filed: June 02, 2026
Assigned to: Cristal C. Brisco
Referred to: Scott J. Frankel
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity: June 03, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
May 27, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by PRZEMYSLAW PIOTR SOWA. (Filing fee $5, receipt number AINSDC-9297191) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Summons)(Peyton, Jennifer) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 6/2/2026.] (Entered: 05/27/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
May 29, 2026
CLOSED TRANSFER to Northern District of Indiana - Przemyslaw Sowa's petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenges the lawfulness of his detention by immigration officials at Miami Correctional Facility. Miami Correctional Facility is located in Miami County, Indiana in the Northern District of Indiana. (See Order.) Signed by District Judge Matthew P. Brookman on 5/29/2026. (CCG) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 6/2/2026.] (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document: CLOSED
#3
May 29, 2026
Transfer Letter to Clerk of the Northern District of Indiana. Case transferred electronically to Northern District of Indiana, on 5/29/2026. (CCG) [Transferred from Indiana Southern on 6/2/2026.] (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document: Transfer
#4
Jun 02, 2026
Case transferred in from District of Indiana Southern; Case Number 2:26-cv-00382. Original file and docket sheet received. (Entered: 06/02/2026)
Main Document: Case Transferred In - District Transfer
#5
Jun 02, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Andrea Ochoa on behalf of Przemyslaw Piotr Sowa (Ochoa, Andrea) (Entered: 06/02/2026)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#6
Jun 03, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The court DIRECTS the clerk to serve a copy of this order and the petition (ECF 1 ) by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Civil-Process Clerk for the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana; the Acting Attorney General of the United States; the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security at the Office of General Counsel; and the Director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Chicago Field Office at the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor; DIRECTS the clerk to email a copy of this order and the petition (ECF 1 ) to the Indiana Department of Correction; the Warden of Miami Correctional Facility at Miami Correctional Facility; and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana; ORDERS the IDOC, the Warden, and the United States Attorney to acknowledge receipt of the petition to the clerk and DIRECTS the clerk to make a notation on the docket upon receiving confirmation of receipt of those deliveries; ORDERS the respondents to file an answer to the petition by 6/11/26, addressing petitioners arguments that he is being illegally detained and providing relevant immigration records, including any administrative warrant issued for his arrest pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a); and GRANTS the petitioner until 6/18/26, to file a reply in support of his petition. Signed by Judge Cristal C Brisco on 6/3/26. (Copy with petition E-mailed to AUSA, Warden of MCF and IDOC. Copy with petition sent certified mail to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana - 9589 0710 5270 4389 1670 78; U.S. Attorney General - 9589 0710 5270 4389 1670 61; Director of the Chicago ICE Field Office at the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor - 9589 0710 5270 4389 1670 30; and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, at the Office of General Counsel - 9589 0710 5270 4389 1670 54)(nah) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
Jun 03, 2026
Confirmation of Receipt

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Mullins
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Sowa
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