Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-15288

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Dec 16, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Ruben Olvera Morales against Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24486060. (Drew, Michael) (Entered: 12/16/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

ORDER: Local Rule 3.1 requires at the time of filing a case, plaintiff's counsel, or if the case is filed pro se, the plaintiff shall file with the original papers a completed designation sheet (civil cover sheet). No civil cover sheet was submitted at the time of filing this matter. is directed to file the Civil Cover Sheet within 14 days of this notification. Signed by the Executive Committee. (nh, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 16, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeannice W. Appenteng. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (nh, )

Dec 16, 2025

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (nh, )

#3

Dec 17, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by 5 p.m. on 12/18/25 and, in so doing, to address Castanon-Nava v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25-3050, 2025 WL 3552514, at *8-*10 (7th Cir. Dec. 11, 2025). Petitioner shall reply by 9 a.m. on 12/19/25. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 9 a.m. on 12/18/25 stating: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; and (3) Petitioner's current location and the proper Respondent based on that location. Pursuant to the Court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the Government is ordered not to remove Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States and not to transfer him to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("[T]he Government represented on the record in federal court that it reserved the right to remove detainees after midnight. We had the power to issue injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm to the applicants and to preserve our jurisdiction over the matter."); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947) ("The District Court had the power to preserve existing conditions while it was determining its own authority to grant injunctive relief.") If the Petitioner is already, as of the posting of this order, located outside of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin but within the United States, or is in the midst of transportation outside of those States to another State, then this bar on transfer does not require the immediate return of the Petitioner as long as Respondent intends to hold Petitioner within the United States. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondent makes the preliminary filing. The Clerk shall email a copy of this order to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. (ca, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Ruben Olvera Morales (Drew, Michael) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Per petitioner's notice of dismissal 6, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A), this matter is dismissed without prejudice. All pending deadlines are vacated. Civil case terminated. (ca, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 17, 2025

EMAILED a copy of order 3 to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. (ca, )