Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-01543

#1

Jun 04, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11046526.), filed by Fortino Mejia Lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet civil cover sheet)(Bhargava, Inderjit) (Attachment 1 replaced on 6/4/2026) (Jarb, ). (Entered: 06/04/2026)

#2

Jun 04, 2026

ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on June 9, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJT-WBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any Reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on June 11, 2026. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 06/04/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

Jun 04, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J. Trenga and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (Jarb, )

Jun 04, 2026

Notice of Correction: The filing user has been notified that the civil case coversheet is an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form and has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (Jarb, )

#3

Jun 05, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Virginia Lynn Van Valkenburg on behalf of Todd Blanche, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Joseph Simon (Van Valkenburg, Virginia) (Entered: 06/05/2026)