District of Vermont • 2:25-cv-00912

Lopez-Niz v. Hale

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Case Information

Filed: December 12, 2025
Assigned to: Mary Kay Lanthier
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: January 13, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Dec 12, 2025
EMERGENCY PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28:2241 and EMERGENCY REQUEST for Order Not To Remove Petitioner from the District of Vermont or the U.S. filed by Vicente Lopez-Niz. (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVTDC-2162319.) (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A)(Ruben, Arthur) Clarified text on 12/15/2025 (kp). (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/15/2025: # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (kp). (Entered: 12/12/2025)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241)
#2
Dec 13, 2025
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: 1 EMERGENCY REQUEST for Order Not To Remove Petitioner from the District of Vermont or the U.S. ORDER: Petitioner shall not be removed from the District of Vermont pending further order of this court; Show Cause Response due by 12/18/2025. Signed by District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier on 12/13/2025. (hbc) Clarified text on 12/15/2025 (kp). (Entered: 12/13/2025)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause AND Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Dec 15, 2025
CASE assigned to District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier. (law) (Entered: 12/15/2025)
#4
Dec 15, 2025
NOTICE OF DOCKET ENTRY CORRECTION re: 1 EMERGENCY PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28:2241 filed by Vicente Lopez-Niz. The required JS 44 Civil Cover sheet was not included at the time of filing. It is now attached to 1 and this entry. (kp) (Entered: 12/15/2025)
Main Document: Notice of Docket Entry Correction (PDF)
#5
Dec 15, 2025
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Debbie H. Stevens, Esq on behalf of Greg Hale.(Stevens, Debbie) (Entered: 12/15/2025)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
Dec 15, 2025
Case Assigned/Reassigned
#6
Dec 17, 2025
MOTION for Appearance Pro Hac Vice of Nora K. Doherty (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number AVTDC-2164071) filed by Vincente Saul Lopez-Niz (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Nora K. Doherty, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing) (Ruben, Arthur) (Entered: 12/17/2025)
Main Document: Admission Pro Hac Vice
#7
Dec 18, 2025
RESPONSE to 1 EMERGENCY PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28:2241 and EMERGENCY REQUEST for Order Not To Remove Petitioner from the District of Vermont or the U.S. filed by Patricia Hyde, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela J. Bondi, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Weathers-Lowin, Benjamin) Clarified text on 12/18/2025 (kp). (Entered: 12/18/2025)
Main Document: Response to Motion
#8
Dec 19, 2025
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Benjamin Weathers-Lowin, AUSA on behalf of Patricia Hyde, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela J. Bondi, Donald J. Trump.(Weathers-Lowin, Benjamin) (Entered: 12/19/2025)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#9
Dec 19, 2025
ORDER granting 6 Motion for Appearance Pro Hac Vice of Nora K. Doherty. Signed by District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier on 12/19/2025. (This is a text-only Order.)(kap) (Entered: 12/19/2025)
#10
Dec 19, 2025
ORDER: Respondents' opposition includes a Notice to Appear on December 29, 2025 and a notice terminating Mr. Lopez-Niz's deferred action. Petitioner should file any reply to Respondent's Opposition, including whether these additional facts impact their arguments or requested relief, no later than Monday, December 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Signed by District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier on 12/19/2025. (This is a text-only Order.)(kap) (Entered: 12/19/2025)
#11
Dec 19, 2025
Notice of Hearing on Motion
Main Document: Notice of Hearing on Motion
#12
Dec 19, 2025
Order
Dec 19, 2025
Order on Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
Dec 19, 2025
Order
#13
Dec 21, 2025
Reply to Response to Motion
Main Document: Reply to Response to Motion
Dec 23, 2025
Motion Hearing AND ~Util - Motions Taken Under Advisement
Dec 30, 2025
Order
#16
Dec 31, 2025
Judgment
Main Document: Judgment
#17
Jan 13, 2026
Transcript
Main Document: Transcript