District of Massachusetts • 1:25-cv-13499

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Nov 21, 2025

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

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Nov 21, 2025

Order

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Nov 24, 2025

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Richard G. Stearns assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (CM) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

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Nov 24, 2025

Order

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Nov 24, 2025

Copy re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) and 4 Order mailed to Patricia Hyde, Todd M Lyons, Kristi L. Noem, Michael Krol, Pamela Bondi and Donald Trump on 11/24/2025. (JAM) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

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Nov 24, 2025

Notice of Appearance

Nov 24, 2025

Notice of Case Assignment

Nov 24, 2025

Copy Mailed

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Dec 03, 2025

Notice of Appearance

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Dec 03, 2025

Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

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Dec 04, 2025

Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Reply to Respondents' Response/Answer by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.(Dill, Nicole) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

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Dec 04, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Petitioner Any Lucia Lopez Belloza attends college in Massachusetts, and prior to enrolling in school here was a resident of Texas. In an affidavit of ICE Assistant Field Director Keith Chan, the government represents that on November 20, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, encountered Petitioner at Boston Logan International Airport, took her into custody, and transferred her to the ERO Boston Field Office for processing. Chan Decl. (Dkt #8-1) para. 8. On November 21, 2025, Petitioner was transferred by ICE from Massachusetts to Texas via a flight that departed at 12:27 PM. Id. para. 9. Petitioner arrived in Texas at 4:48 PM on November 21, 2025. Id. At 6:10 PM on November 21, 2025, the federal District Court in Massachusetts issued an Order that "respondents will not remove the petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States or transfer petitioner to a judicial district outside that of Massachusetts for a period of at least at least 72 hours from the time this Order is docketed." Dkt #2. Petitioner was housed at the Port Isabel detention facility, and on November 22, 2025, ICE put her on a flight that left the United States from Harlingen, Texas at 10:35 AM and landed in Honduras at 1:09 PM. Chan Decl. para. 10. The court will provide petitioner's counsel an opportunity to file a Reply to defendants' Response (Dkt #8) to the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt #1). The Reply should be filed no later than December 11, 2025. (MZ) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

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Dec 04, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 9 Motion for Leave to File Reply to Respondents' Response/Answer. See Electronic Order 10 . The court will provide petitioner's counsel an opportunity to file a Reply to defendants' Response (Dkt #8) to the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt #1). The Reply should be filed no later than December 11, 2025. (JAM) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

Dec 04, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to File Document

Dec 04, 2025

Order

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Dec 11, 2025

Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to 12/19/2025 to File Response/Reply as to 11 Order on Motion for Leave to File, 10 Order,,,,,, by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.(Dill, Nicole) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 12, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time until December 19, 2025, for petitioner to file a Reply to the Government's Response to the petition. (MZ) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

Dec 12, 2025

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

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Dec 19, 2025

Leave to File Document

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Dec 19, 2025

MOTION for Leave to File amicus curiae brief by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., Protect Democracy Project, Inc, Yale Law School Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed amicus brief)(Lafaille, Adriana) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Dec 20, 2025

MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Petitioner Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Nicole Dill, Esq. & Accompanying Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit Order of Release on Recognizance)(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 12/20/2025)

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Dec 22, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 14 Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Letter. (JAM) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

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Dec 22, 2025

Amicus brief filed

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Dec 22, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition filed by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. Having reviewed Petitioner's Reply (filed on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 11:15 p.m. and received by the court this morning), the court will provide the Government until Friday, January 2, 2026, to respond. (MZ) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

Dec 22, 2025

Order

Dec 22, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to File Document

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Dec 29, 2025

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Dec 29, 2025

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Dec 29, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Sonia Mittal and granting 21 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added JoAnna Suriani. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (JAM) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 Motion for Leave to File amicus curiae brief. (JAM) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

AMICUS BRIEF filed by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., Protect Democracy Project, Inc, Yale Law School Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic. (JAM) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Dec 29, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

Dec 29, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to File Document

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Dec 30, 2025

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Dec 30, 2025

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 25 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Harold Koh. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (JAM) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

Dec 30, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

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Jan 02, 2026

Exhibit C

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Jan 05, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Julian Bava on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc. (Bava, Julian) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

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Jan 05, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition.The court will schedule a hearing on petitioner's motion for 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The hearing will be limited to the following two issues: (1) whether the Government intentionally obscured petitioner's location, such that one of the narrow exceptions to the custodian rule described by the First Circuit in Vasquez v. Reno, 233 F.3d 688, 696 (1st Cir. 2000), vests the court with continuing jurisdiction over this habeas case; (2) whether the circumstances underlying the Governments failure to comply with the court's Order staying removal rise to the level of civil contempt.(RGS, law3) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

Jan 05, 2026

Order

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Jan 06, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition : Motion Hearing set for 1/13/2025 02:00 PM in Courtroom 21 (In person only) before Judge Richard G. Stearns. (TRM) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Jan 06, 2026

Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion

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Jan 09, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jan 11, 2026

Notice of Supplemental Authorities

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Jan 12, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition : Motion Hearing set for 1/13/2026 02:00 PM in Courtroom 21 (In person only) before Judge Richard G. Stearns. (TRM) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

Jan 12, 2026

Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion

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Jan 13, 2026

Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Richard G. Stearns: Motion Hearing held on 1/13/2026 re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition filed by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. Court hears argument from the parties. Court expresses doubt that petitioner has shown the requisite furtiveness or bad faith for habeas jurisdiction to remain in this court. Court also expresses doubt that an order of civil contempt is an appropriate remedy. The Government forthrightly acknowledges that it made a mistake and, this incident aside, has a record of complying with stay of removal orders issued by court. Court refocuses discussion on petitioner, an innocent victim in this case. Court is considering means of mediating the parties' dispute in a manner that might allow petitioner to return to the country -- for example, through the issuance of a student visa (petitioner has a full scholarship to Babson College), or through the reopening of her removal case and parole or admission back into the country to address the issues. The matter is taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: Jessica Bisaillon at jsteno99@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Pomerleau, Dill, Sauter) (TRM) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

Jan 13, 2026

Motion Hearing

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Jan 16, 2026

MOTION for Sanctions by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered granting in part and denying in part 16 Motion for Order. (RGS, law3) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 21, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jan 21, 2026

NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

Transcript

Jan 22, 2026

Notice of Filing of Official Transcript

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Feb 06, 2026

RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump re 37 Order on Motion for Sanctions, Order on Motion for Order with Certificate of Service. (Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

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Feb 13, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered. Respondents are ORDERED and DIRECTED to facilitate petitioner's return to the United States no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order (i.e., no later than February 27, 2026). (RGS, law3) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

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Feb 13, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Feb 13, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Feb 13, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Feb 17, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered finding as moot 43 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Aaron E. Nathan, granting 44 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Erica L. Ross and granting 45 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lee S. Wolosky. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (JAM) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (JAM) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

Feb 17, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

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Feb 18, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 18, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 18, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 18, 2026

Status Report

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Feb 26, 2026

Dismiss

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Feb 26, 2026

Status Report

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Feb 26, 2026

Emergency MOTION to Clarify Order of February 13, 2026 by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Todd C. Pomerleau, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Wolosky, Lee) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

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Feb 27, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: The motion 54 is denied without prejudice to its refiling in a court with jurisdiction over the custodian of the petitioner whether it be in Texas or Massachusetts or elsewhere in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (CM) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

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Feb 27, 2026

NOTICE by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza Re. Court's February 13, 2026 Order (Wolosky, Lee) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

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Feb 27, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

Feb 27, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

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Mar 05, 2026

Memorandum in Opposition to Motion

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Mar 06, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 52 Motion to Dismiss.Petitioner Any Lucia Lopez Belloza acknowledges that the court previously found habeas jurisdiction lacking in this District. See Opp'n [Dkt # 52] at 10. She nonetheless opposes respondents' motion to dismiss, arguing that (1) the court failed to consider furtiveness as justification for applying the unknown-custodian exception; and (2) because Any was not booked into Port Isabel until after the petition was filed, she remained in the custody of ICE officials in Massachusetts.The second argument is waived. It could -- and should -- have been raised earlier. The court accordingly will focus its attention on the first argument.The court did not ignore the possibility of furtiveness in its earlier order. Even if it had, however, the court clarifies now that it does not see any evidence of furtiveness here. Although the government's hasty removal of Any undoubtedly frustrated counsel's attempts to locate her, there is no evidence that the government was trying to conceal her location or immediate custodian from counsel. She was in Massachusetts for a full day, during which time the system listed her as being detained in Massachusetts. Counsel was hired the same day she was detained and had ample opportunity to file a petition in Massachusetts. When Any was in the process of being moved to Texas, moreover, she disappeared from the system -- a clear indication that she was no longer being detained in Massachusetts. While it is true that the system did not identify her location as Texas when counsel checked again at 5:30 pm, this is hardly surprising, as her plane landed had only landed 42 minutes beforehand. Counsel does not suggest that he continued to monitor the system to see if her location was updated at any point later that evening (by counsel's account, it was at 8:25 pm).The court also finds it significant that respondents clearly identified where Any would have been confined upon her return to the United States (the Southern District of Texas), had she boarded her plane. Because the court's order staying removal would have remained in effect, Any would have had ample opportunity to file a petition in the correct district upon her return -- at least 48 hours, accounting for the notice of intent to remove respondents embedded in their motion to dismiss. (The court does not credit the suggestion that respondents, having just remedied their prior violation of the court's order by returning Any to the United States, would have immediately violated the order again by removing Any from the country without the requisite advance notice.)The sad truth is that when Any declined the flight she also waived this court's only remaining basis for jurisdiction. Any civil contempt dissolved when the government complied with the facilitation order. The petition thus must be dismissed. (RGS, law3) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered. ORDER DISMISSING CASE. (JAM) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 60 Order Dismissing Case, 37 Order on Motion for Sanctions, Order on Motion for Order, 59 Order on Motion to Dismiss,,,,,,,,,,,, 55 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, 42 Order, by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. Filing fee: $ 605, receipt number AMADC-11595096 Fee Status: Not Exempt. NOTICE TO COUNSEL: A Transcript Report/Order Form, which can be downloaded from the First Circuit Court of Appeals web site at http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov MUST be completed and submitted to the Court of Appeals. Counsel shall register for a First Circuit CM/ECF Appellate Filer Account at http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/cmecf. Counsel shall also review the First Circuit requirements for electronic filing by visiting the CM/ECF Information section at http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cmecf. US District Court Clerk to deliver official record to Court of Appeals by 3/26/2026. (Ross, Erica) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

Certified and Transmitted Abbreviated Electronic Record on Appeal to US Court of Appeals re 61 Notice of Appeal. (MAP) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

USCA Case Number 26-1236 for 61 Notice of Appeal, filed by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (MAP) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Order on Motion to Dismiss

Mar 06, 2026

USCA Case Number