Southern District of Iowa • 4:25-cv-00500

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Dec 05, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Ulises Ocampo Segura against All Defendants Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24439844. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Doyle, Constance) (Entered: 12/05/2025)

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Dec 08, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition seeking an order directing Respondent to conduct a bond hearing in light of Petitioner's present status in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by 12/19/2025. Petitioner shall reply by 12/29/2025. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 12/10/2025 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 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.") 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, Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and the duty AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. This case is set for a status hearing on 12/15/2025 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 2103. Mailed notice. (mma, ) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

Dec 08, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (emc, )

Dec 08, 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. (emc, )

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Dec 09, 2025

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pamela Bondi, John Doe, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson, Marco Rubio, Donald J Trump (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 12/09/2025)

Dec 09, 2025

EMAILED copy of order 2 dated 12/08/2025 to Tom Walsh, Joshua Press, and the duty AUSA. (men, )

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Dec 10, 2025

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pamela Bondi, John Doe, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson, Marco Rubio, Donald J Trump (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

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Dec 10, 2025

STATUS Report by Pamela Bondi, John Doe, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson, Marco Rubio, Donald J Trump (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

MOTION by Plaintiff Ulises Ocampo Segura for leave to appear as Video Appearance (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Doyle, Constance) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 12, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: At the Court's instance, the status hearing set for 12/15/2025 is vacated. Petitioner's motion for leave to appear by video 6 is denied moot. Petitioner is ordered to show cause in writing by 12/17/2025 why this matter should not be transferred to the Southern istrict of Iowa, where it appears petitioner was being held at the time the petition was filed. See Mejia Olalde v. Noem, No. 25 C 11481, 2025 WL 2841999 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025) (Kennelly, J.). The case is set for a telephonic status hearing on 12/19/2025 at 8:40 AM, using call-in number 650-479-3207, access code 2305-915-8729. (mk) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

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Dec 15, 2025

MOTION by Plaintiff Ulises Ocampo Segura to transfer case (Doyle, Constance) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

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Dec 15, 2025

MOTION by Plaintiff Ulises Ocampo Segura to transfer case (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Doyle, Constance) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

ORDER: The telephonic status hearing set for 12/19/2025 is vacated. Petitioner's motion to transfer 8 9 is granted. The Clerk is directed to transfer this case to the Southern District of Iowa pursuant to 28 USC 1631. Signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 12/16/2025. Mailed notice(qrtr, ) (Entered: 12/16/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

TRANSFERRED to the Southern District of Iowa the electronic record. (qrtr, ) (Entered: 12/16/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:25-cv-14809. Original file (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

CLERK'S NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS: Your case has been opened in the SDIA and assigned a new case number. Please review the attached document and forms for compliance with this Court's Local Rules. (nla) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

ORDER directing Respondents to file a status report confirming Petitioner's current location including the specific facility and judicial district within three days. See Order for details. Signed by Chief Judge Stephanie M. Rose on 12/17/2025. (mne) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 17, 2025

Chief Judge Stephanie M. Rose and Magistrate Judge William P. Kelly added. (nla)

Dec 17, 2025

Add and Terminate Judges

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Dec 22, 2025

Notice of Appearance

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Jan 07, 2026

Pro Hac Vice (Leave to Appear)

Jan 07, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice