Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01704

#1

Jun 22, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus lodged as no filing fee was paid and no Motion for In Forma Pauperis was filed, filed by Kumar Ramesh. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit - Arrest Warrant) (ea) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#2

Jun 22, 2026

PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: # 1 AO 85 Notice & Consent Form) (ea) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#3

Jun 22, 2026

(THIRTY (30) DAY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER) directing the prisoner to pay the filing fee or file a signed Application to Proceed IFP within 30 days or case will be dismissed. Signed by Deputy Clerk on 6/22/2026. (Attachments: # 1 IFP (Habeas)) (ea) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

#4

Jun 29, 2026

Filing fee: PAID $ 5.00, receipt number 111105645. Petition is now deemed FILED. (sh) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

Jun 30, 2026

ADI Receipt Entry

Jun 30, 2026

Receipt of payment from RAMESH KUMAR in the amount of $5.00 for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Transaction posted on 6/29/2026. Receipt number 111105645 processed by SH. (zd)

#10

Aug 21, 2026

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus(Lodged No FF and No Motion for IFP Filed) filed by Ramesh Kumar. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that the petitioner is currently detaine d pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), not 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), and thus he is entitled to an individualized bond hearing. Accordingly, the petition will be granted, and the government will be ordered to provide the petitioner with an individualized bond hearing within twenty-one days or to release him from custody. An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 8/21/26. (ms)

#11

Aug 21, 2026

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall either provide Kumar with a constitutionally adequate i ndividualized bond hearing within twenty-one (21) days after entry of this order or release Kumar on his own recognizance, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a);3.At this individualized bond hearing, the government shall bear the burden of proving by c lear and convincing evidence that the petitioners continued detention is necessary to prevent him from fleeing or harming the community;4.The respondent shall file a written notice of the outcome of this individualized bond determination by an immigration judge within seven (7) days after the date of the hearing; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 8/21/26. (ms)