Western District of New York • 6:26-cv-07080

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Oct 07, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Carlos Rene Velasquez Cortez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E). (CT) (Entered: 10/07/2026)

Oct 07, 2026

Notice of Availability of Magistrate Judge: A United States Magistrate of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form (AO-85) is available for download at http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/forms. Clerk provided to "Next Friend," at the counter, the Prisoner Pro Se Packet, consisting of Privacy Notice, Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge, and Civil Case Timeline. (CT)

Oct 07, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number 600002017. (CT)

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Oct 08, 2026

TEXT ORDER re 1 Petition. Responses to the petition are due on or before October 28, 2026. Petitioner's reply, if any, is due on or before November 18, 2026.Pending a resolution of the petition and because the Court finds that Petitioner's presence in the District is necessary to support the Court's resolution of the issues in the petition, including because it will enable Petitioner to fully participate in these proceedings and maintain adequate access to legal counsel, see 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("Unless the application for the writ and the return present only issues of law the person to whom the writ is directed shall be required to produce at the hearing the body of the person detained. The applicant or the person detained may, under oath, deny any of the facts set forth in the return or allege any other material facts."), Respondents are temporarily enjoined from transferring Petitioner outside this District pending a resolution of this matter. This temporary order extends to the transfer of Petitioner outside the country so as to maintain the status quo and solely so that the Court can make an informed decision about its authority to issue relief and whether any relief that it has the power to issue should be granted.The Clerk's Office is directed to serve a copy of the petition and this Text Order electronically via a Notice of Electronic Filing to the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York at USANYW-Immigration-Habeas@usdoj.gov. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 10/08/2026. (JKS)This was mailed to: Petitioners.Clerk to Follow up (Entered: 10/08/2026)