District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00303

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Jun 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the amount of $ 5, receipt number 8075472. Filed by pro se petitioner Bryan Merino-Hernandez. (RMR) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jun 30, 2026

RESTRICTED DECLARATION on behalf of Petitioner Bryan Merino-Hernandez. ACCESS TO THE PDF DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED TO CASE PARTICIPANTS AND THE COURT PURSUANT TO THE E-GOVERNMENT ACT AND FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 5.2(a). (RMR) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jun 30, 2026

MOTION to Expedite Consideration of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Petitioner Bryan Merino-Hernandez.(RMR) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jun 30, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (RMR) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jul 01, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The Clerk of the Court shall add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric W. Synowicki as counsel for the federal Respondents and shall, after doing so, regenerate the filing for the petition. The respondents shall, on or before July 7, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The respondents' answer must include: a. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the lawfulness of the petitioner's detention in light of the issues raised in the petition; b. A reasoned memorandum of law and fact explaining the respondents' legal position on the petitioner's claims; c. The government's position on whether an evidentiary hearing should be conducted; d. Whether petitioner was arrested pursuant to a warrant and, if so, a copy of that warrant; and e. Copies of any and all documents referenced in respondents' responsive brief or in a supporting declaration of a deportation officer. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before July 10, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Nebraska until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Petitioner's motion to expedite consideration, Filing No. 3, is granted as set forth herein. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

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Jul 06, 2026

Response

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Jul 06, 2026

Index

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Jul 06, 2026

Declaration

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Jul 06, 2026

Certificate