Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-08229

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Sep 22, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. Document filed by Arledis Jimenez Torres..(kgo) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER, 28 U.S.C. § 2241: The Clerk of Court shall electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York of this Order. By September 23, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., Respondents sha ll file a letter with the Court with the information described in this order. Respondents shall file an answer to the Petition within three business days of the date of this Order. Petitioner shall file any reply within ten business days of the date of this Order. The parties shall appear for a telephonic case management conference on September 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Parties are directed to dial into the Court's teleconference number at 646-453-4442, Conference ID# 358639322, and follow th e necessary prompts. Respondents shall arrange for Petitioner to appear at the conference telephonically. The parties shall be prepared to address whether, in light of the public interest in immigration habeas matters, the Court should issue an or der lifting the privacy protections of Rule 5.2(c). The Court directs the Clerk of Court to mail, physically or via email as appropriate, a copy of this order to Petitioner and Ninibeth Rivas Jiminez at the address listed on the docket sheet for this action. Ninibeth Rivas Jiminez may receive court documents by email by completing the form, Consent to Electronic Service. The Court also directs the Clerk of Court to mail Petitioner, and email Ninibeth Rivas Jiminez, an information package. SO OR DERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 9/22/2026) Todd Blanche answer due on 11/23/2026; Kenneth Genalo answer due on 11/23/2026; Markwayne Mullin answer due on 11/23/2026., Todd Blanche answer due 11/23/2026; Kenneth Genalo answer due 11/23/2026; Markwayne Mullin answer due 11/23/2026.( Telephone Conference set for 9/24/2026 at 11:00 AM before Judge Lewis J. Liman.) (ks) Transmission to Pro Se Assistants for processing.

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Sep 22, 2026

HABEAS PACKAGE MAILED to Arledis Jimenez Torres 246-104-446 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278 on 9/22/2026 Re: 2 Order to Answer, 28 U.S.C. 2241. The following document(s) were enclosed in the Service Package: a copy of the order of service or order to answer and other orders entered to date, the individual practices of the district judge and magistrate judge assigned to your case, Instructions for Litigants Who Do Not Have Attorneys, Notice Regarding Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, a Motions guide, a notice that the Pro Se Manual has been discontinued, a Notice of Change of Address form to use if your contact information changes, a handout explaining matters handled by magistrate judges and consent form to complete if all parties agree to proceed for all purposes before the magistrate judge. (nb) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE OR IFP APPLICATION: Accordingly, within 30 days of the date of this order, Petitioner or her next friend must pay the $5.00 filing fee or submit a completed and signed IFP application. If an IFP application is f iled, it should be labeled with docket number 26-CV-8229 (LJL). If the Court grants the IFP application, this action will proceed without the prepayment of fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). If Petitioner and her next friend fail to comply with t his order within the time allowed, and do not request additional time to respond, the Court will dismiss this action without prejudice to refiling. Because, at this time, the petition makes no substantial showing of a denial of a constitutional righ t, a certificate of appealability will not issue. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253. The Court certifies, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and, therefore, IFP status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that appellant demonstrates good faith when seeking review of a nonfrivolous issue). The Court directs the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of this order to Petitioner a t the address listed on the docket sheet for this action and transmit a copy of this order to her next friend by email to ninirivasj@gmail.com. Petitioner's next friend may consent to accept court documents by email, instead of postal mail, by completing the form, Consent to Electronic Service. SO ORDERED. Filing Fee due by 10/22/2026. In Forma Pauperis (IFP) Application due by 10/22/2026. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 9/22/2026) (ks)

Sep 22, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT NOTE: For each electronic filing made in a case involving a self-represented party who has not consented to electronic service, the filing party must serve the document on such self-represented party in a manner permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2) (other than through the ECF system) and file proof of service for each document so served. Please see Rule 9.2 of the courts ECF Rules & Instructions for further information..(kgo)

Sep 22, 2026

Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), and Local Civil Rule 73.1, parties are notified that they may, with the approval of the assigned District Judge, consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (kgo)

Sep 22, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (kgo)

Sep 22, 2026

Note Regarding Service on Self-Represented Party

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Sep 23, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brandon Matthew Waterman on behalf of Todd Blanche, Kenneth Genalo, Markwayne Mullin..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

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Sep 23, 2026

LETTER addressed to Judge Lewis J. Liman from Brandon M. Waterman dated September 23, 2026 re: Response to the Court's questions; venue is improper in SDNY. Document filed by Todd Blanche, Kenneth Genalo, Markwayne Mullin..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

Sep 23, 2026

Mailing Receipt

Sep 23, 2026

MAILING RECEIPT: Document No: 4. Mailed to: ArledisJimenez Torres 246-104-446 26 Federal Plaza New York, NY 10278.

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Sep 24, 2026

Letter

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Sep 24, 2026

ORDER: The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the District of New Jersey. To ensure that Petitioner has an opportunity to have this petition considered by the District of New Jersey, and to preserve the status quo, the Cou rt enjoins the government from removing Petitioner from a facility within this District, the District of New Jersey, or the Eastern District of New York. See Khalil v. Joyce, 771 F. Supp. 3d 268, 291 (S.D.N.Y. 2025) ([T]o ensure that [Petitioner] gets an opportunity to have his Petition and these motions considered by a court in the normal course and to preserve the status quo - the Court's... Order barring the Government from removing him (to which the Government has never raised a n objection and which the Government has not asked the Court to lift in the event of transfer) shall similarly remain in effect unless and until the transferee court orders otherwise.). The Court waives Local Civil Rule 83.1, which requires a seven -day delay before the Clerk of Court may transfer a case, and directs immediate transfer. The United States Attorney is directed forthwith to alert the Chief of the Civil Division United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey of the transfer of this matter. The Court directs the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of this order to Petitioner and email Ninibeth Rivas Jiminez at the addresses on record. The United States Attorney is further directed to request that ICE print a c opy of this Order and deliver it to the Petitioner. In the letter to be filed by September 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., the Government shall attest to its attempts to hand-deliver this order to the Petitioner. This order closes the case in the Southern District of New York. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 9/24/2026) (rro)

Sep 24, 2026

Received Acknowledgment (Electronic Case Transfer)

Sep 24, 2026

Case Transferred Out - District Transfer

Sep 24, 2026

Case Management Conference

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Sep 25, 2026

Letter

Sep 28, 2026

Mailing Receipt