Eastern District of Virginia • 3:26-cv-00642

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Jul 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number 300010505.) filed by Sidi Moctar Babe. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt, # 2 Exhibits, # 3 Proposed Order, # 4 (Blank) IFP, # 5 Envelope)(jenjones, ) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 09, 2026

MEMORANDUM ORDER (Directing Response to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition) - The Court hereby ORDERS that: Respondents SHALL file, by July 20,2026, either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Ortega Miranda v. Bondi, et al. Civil Case No. 3:25cv769, (E.D. Va. Feb. 3,2026), ECF No. 19, or an explanation as to why material factual or legal differences between Ortega Miranda and this Petition exist. If Respondents agree that no material differences exist between this Petition and Miranda Ortega, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this proceeding for purposes of judicial efficiency, subject to any case-specific factual distinctions properly preserved by Respondents, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties. Rule 7(E) of the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia shall not apply to this action. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this District for any reason without this Court's permission. If Petitioner has already been removed or transferred from this District, it is ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred again without this Court's permission. It is so ORDERED. Signed by District Judge David J. Novak on 7/9/2026. (Copy of this Order sent to the United States Attorney's Office and a copy mailed to Petitioner as directed.)(jenjones, ) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 10, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Holland Hambrick on behalf of Jeffrey Crawford, Robert Guadian (Hambrick, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/10/2026)