Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01892
MEDINA GUTIERREZ v. WARDEN OF MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER
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Case Information
Filed: September 23, 2026
Assigned to:
Christy Chriswell Wiegand
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Pretrial Detainee)
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Last Activity:
October 05, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 23, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number 2000021087), filed by CARLOS ALBERTO MEDINA GUTIERREZ. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Exhibit index of exhibts, # 4 Exhibit A, # 5 Envelope) (bmh) Modified text on 9/29/2026. (bmh) (Entered: 09/28/2026)
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ATTORNEY Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Credit Card Required)
#2
Sep 23, 2026
MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by CARLOS ALBERTO MEDINA GUTIERREZ. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Envelope) (bmh) (Entered: 09/28/2026)
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Temporary Restraining Order
Sep 29, 2026
Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand presiding. (bmh)
#3
Oct 01, 2026
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/1/2026. (tmc) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
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Case Management Order
#4
Oct 01, 2026
ORDER DENYING 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Petitioner. In the 2 Motion, Petitioner seeks a Court order enjoining his transfer from Moshannon Valley Processing Center to another facility. Congress has vested the Secretary of Homeland Security and his/her delegates, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the authority to detain aliens pending a decision on their removal proceedings. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1231(a)(2), 1226(a), (c)(1). And Congress has vested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the discretion to set the place of detention. 8 U.S.C. § 1231(g)(1); Sinclair v. Att'y Gen., 198 F. App'x 218, 222 n.3 (3d Cir. 2006) (collecting cases). Within DHS' discretion is the authority to transfer aliens from one detention center to another. Calla-Collado v. Att'y Gen., 663 F.3d 680, 685 (3d Cir. 2011). Reading § 1231(g)(1) together with Congress' limitations in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) on federal district courts' jurisdiction to review discretionary actions by DHS, federal district courts have concluded that they lack jurisdiction to review DHS' decisions under § 1231. See, e.g., Jane v. Rodriguez, No. 20-5922, 2020 WL 10140953, *1-2 (D.N.J. May 22, 2020) (citing cases). Consistent with this authority, this Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to enjoin Petitioner's transfer. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 2 Motion is DENIED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/01/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
Oct 01, 2026
Order on Motion for TRO
#5
Oct 02, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer L Peresie on behalf of WARDEN OF MOSHANNON VALLEY PROCESSING CENTER. (Peresie, Jennifer) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
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NOTICE
#6
Oct 02, 2026
AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/2/2026. (tmc) (Entered: 10/02/2026)
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Case Management Order
#7
Oct 05, 2026
SCHEDULING ORDER. Response to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus due by 10/16/2026; Reply due 10/26/2026. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/5/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 10/05/2026)
Oct 05, 2026
Order