District of Nebraska • 4:26-cv-03261

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Aug 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANEDC-5630872), by Attorney Gurvinder Kaur on behalf of ABHISHEK KUMAR (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kaur, Gurvinder) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

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Aug 25, 2026

TEXT NOTICE OF JUDGES ASSIGNED: Senior Judge John M. Gerrard and Magistrate Judge Jacqueline M. DeLuca assigned. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2), the parties are notified that, if all parties consent, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a jury or nonjury trial, subject to the courts rules and policies governing the assignment of judges in civil cases. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73; NEGenR 1.4. (GR) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

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Aug 25, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The respondents shall, on or before August 28, 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 respo ndents' 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. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the circumstances of the petitioner's initial contact with U.S. immigration officials, the basis for and conditions of his release from custody, if any, and a procedural history of his immigration and release status from the time of h is initial encounter with U.S. immigration officials to the present;c. A reasoned memorandum of law and fact explaining the respondents' legal position on the petitioner's claims;d. The government's position on whether an evide ntiary hearing should be conducted; ande. Whether petitioner was arrested pursuant to a warrant and, if so, a copy of that warrant. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before September 2, 2026. The respondents are enjoin ed 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. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (LRM)

Aug 25, 2026

Assignment of Judges

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Aug 26, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Order to Show Cause,,,,,, 3 by Attorney Grant K. Dugdale on behalf of Respondent Warden, McCook Detention Center.(Dugdale, Grant) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

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Aug 26, 2026

RESPONSE to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Attorney Eric W. Synowicki on behalf of Respondents Todd Blanche, David Easterwood, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella.(Synowicki, Eric) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

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Aug 26, 2026

INDEX in support of Response 5 by Attorney Eric W. Synowicki on behalf of Respondents Todd Blanche, David Easterwood, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella.(Synowicki, Eric) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

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Aug 26, 2026

DECLARATION regarding Response 5 by Attorney Eric W. Synowicki on behalf of Respondents Todd Blanche, David Easterwood, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit NTA, # 2 Exhibit warrant, # 3 Exhibit bond order, # 4 Exhibit removal order)(Synowicki, Eric) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

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Sep 02, 2026

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