Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01334

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Jul 10, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by JODELIN PRINCIVIL. (Attachments: # 1 Habeas Petition lodged pending disposition of IFP Motion, # 2 Envelope) (jd) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

#2

Jul 10, 2026

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by JODELIN PRINCIVIL. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (jd) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand added. (jd)

#3

Jul 14, 2026

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioners 1 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the Complaint located at ECF No. 1-1 on the docket forthwith. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 7/14/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (drc) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

#4

Jul 14, 2026

Case Management Order

#5

Jul 14, 2026

ATTORNEY Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Credit Card Required)

Jul 14, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#6

Jul 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Arnold P. Bernard, Jr on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID J. VENTURELLA. (Bernard, Arnold) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#7

Jul 16, 2026

SCHEDULING ORDER: Response to Petition due 8/13/2026, Reply due 8/21/2026. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 7/16/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (drc) (Entered: 07/16/2026)

Jul 16, 2026

Order

#8

Aug 12, 2026

RESPONSE to 5 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID J. VENTURELLA. (Bernard, Arnold) Modified text on 8/13/2026 to add filers. (kss) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

#9

Aug 14, 2026

ORDER DENYING 5 Second Petition for Habeas Corpus. Petitioner, a noncitizen, has been detained at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center since January 2026. ECF No. 5 para. 12. In a previous petition, Princivil Jodelin v. Bondi et al v. Oddo et al, No. 26-cv-659-CCW (W.D. Pa. 2026) (Wiegand, J.) ("Princivil I"), Petitioner argued, inter alia, that he was subject to discretionary detention under 8 U.S.C. 1226(a) and entitled to a bond hearing before an immigration judge (IJ). The Court granted in part Petitioner's first petition on 4/20/2026, because it concluded that Petitioner was subject to discretionary detention pursuant to § 1226(a) and not mandatory detention under § 1225(b)(2) and therefore that he was entitled to a bond hearing. See Princivil I, ECF No. 6. Petitioners bond hearing was held on 4/22/2026, and the immigration judge denied bond based on a finding of flight risk and danger to the community. ECF No. 8 at 1-2. Now, in a separate Petition, Petitioner requests immediate release from custody, arguing that his ongoing detention has become unreasonably prolonged in violation of his due process rights. ECF No. 5 at 13. The Court concludes that Petitioner's detention has not become unreasonably prolonged. When considering a due process challenge to the length of detention of a noncitizen who has received a bond hearing, the Court considers the length of detention since the time of the noncitizen's most recent bond hearing. See Ndungu v. Doll, No. 4:20-CV-2268, 2021 WL 1916700, at *5 (M.D. Pa. Apr. 9, 2021). Here, Petitioner received a bond hearing less than four months ago. ECF No. 8 at 1-2. Four months of post-bond hearing detention is not unreasonably prolonged and does not violate Petitioner's due process rights. See Borbot v. Warden of Hudson Cty. Corr. Facility, 906 F.3d 274, 280 (detention of approximately eighteen months following bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1226(a) does not violate due process); Flores-Lopez v. Lowe, No. 1:21-CV-1839, 2021 WL 6134453, at *2 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 29, 2021) (Conner, J.) (detention of approximately nineteen months following bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1226(a) does not violate due process.); Ndungu 2021 WL 1916700, at *5 (Because Petitioner received a bond hearing approximately one month ago, he has received all the process he is due, and he is not entitled to relief based on the length of his detention.). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 5 Second Petition for Habeas Corpus is DENIED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/14/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (drc) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

Aug 14, 2026

Order