Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-02470
Zelaya v. Warden of Pike County Correctional Facility
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Case Information
Filed: August 27, 2026
Assigned to:
Joseph F. Saporito Jr.
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (IMMIGRATION)
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Last Activity:
September 28, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Aug 27, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus lodged pending the disposition of the Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis, filed by Brayan Yovany Maldonado Zelaya.(lp) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
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PETITION
#2
Aug 27, 2026
FEE Waiver/MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Brayan Yovany Maldonado Zelaya.(lp) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
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FEE
#3
Aug 27, 2026
PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Consent) (lp) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
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PRO
#4
Aug 27, 2026
FIFTEEN (15) DAY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER - Within 15 days of the date of this Order, the Warden or other appropriate official of the institution at which Plaintiff is currently incarcerated is directed to provide to the Court, under oath, or declare under penalty of perjury, a statement of the current balance in the Plaintiffs account and a record of the transactions in his account that have occurred with the preceding six (6) months. Order sent to Warden and petitioner. Signed by LP on 08/27/2026. (lp) (Entered: 08/27/2026)
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FIFTEEN
#12
Sep 28, 2026
MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus(Lodged with Motion for IFP) filed by Brayan Yovany Maldonado Zelaya. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seek ing admission and has been living in interior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the pe tition and order the petitioners immediate release from custody. See Andrade v. Rose, No. 26-603, 2026 WL 401189 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2026) (granting immediate release), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026); Buele Morocho v. Jamison, No. 25-cv-05930, 2025 WL 3296300 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 26, 2025) (same), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026).An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/28/26. (ms)
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MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus(Lodged with Motion for IFP) filed by Brayan Yovany Maldonado Zelaya. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seek ing admission and has been living in interior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the pe ti
#13
Sep 28, 2026
ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The re spondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7) days after entry of this order, until the petitioners actual release from custody; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/28/26. (ms)
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ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The re spondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7)
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Warden of Pike County Correctional Facility
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Zelaya
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