Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01663

#1

Aug 24, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (verified) (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9826652), filed by Mojammal Hoq Biplob. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Green, Brian) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#2

Aug 24, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Mojammal Hoq Biplob. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Green, Brian) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand added. (bjr)

#3

Aug 27, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/27/2026. (tmc) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

#4

Aug 27, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and Certificate of Compliance of Service by Mojammal Hoq Biplob re 3 Case Management Order (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Email to U.S. Attorney's Office) (Green, Brian) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

#5

Aug 28, 2026

ORDER DENYING 2 Motion for Order to Show Cause. Petitioner requests an order requiring Respondents to show cause why his 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted. Petitioner invokes 28 U.S.C. § 2243, which provides that "[a] court, justice or judge entertaining an application for a writ of habeas corpus shall forthwith award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted, unless it appears from the application that the applicant or person detained is not entitled thereto." Section 2243 further provides that "[t]he writ, or order to show cause... shall be returned within three days unless for good cause additional time, not exceeding twenty days, is allowed." Courts within this Circuit have found that Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 and Section 2255 Proceedings ("Habeas Rules"), applicable to § 2241 cases through Rule 1(b) of the Habeas Rules, provides more flexible time limits for ordering an answer and supersedes the time limits of § 2243 to the extent there is a conflict. See Alvierez v. Bondi et al., No. 26-532 (JXN), 2026 WL 146013, *1 (D.N.J. Jan. 20, 2026) (collecting cases). This Court agrees. The Court has issued a case management order directing Petitioners counsel to serve Respondents with the 1 Petition and file a notice of compliance certifying the date and time of service. The order further directs Respondents to answer the 1 Petition following service. Respondents have not yet been served. Thus, Respondents deadline to respond to the 1 Petition has not yet passed. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 2 Motion for Order to Show Cause is DENIED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/28/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

#6

Aug 28, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Kristyn Fleming Novak on behalf of LEONARD ODDO, DAVID VENTURELLA. (Novak, Kristyn) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

Aug 28, 2026

Order on Motion to Show Cause

#7

Sep 02, 2026

SCHEDULING ORDER. Response to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus due by 9/10/2026; Reply due 9/15/2026. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 9/2/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

Sep 02, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines AND ~Util - Set Scheduling Order Deadlines