District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00514

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Sep 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the amount of $ 5, receipt number 8076033; filed on behalf of pro se petitioner Joel Lopez Napoles. (LKO) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

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Sep 09, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

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Sep 09, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The respondents shall, on or before September 14, 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 responden ts' 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 establi sh 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 his ini tial 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 evidentiary hea ring should be conducted; and e. 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 21, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removi ng 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. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO)

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Sep 10, 2026

Response

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Sep 10, 2026

Index

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Sep 10, 2026

Declaration

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Sep 10, 2026

Certificate

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Sep 14, 2026

Response