Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:25-cv-00558

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Dec 23, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9266202), filed by J. A.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Ex. A - Pet.'s Decl., # 3 Exhibit Ex. B - Psychiatric Evaluation of Dr. Goa, # 4 Exhibit Ex. C - D.C. Letter of Support, # 5 Exhibit Ex. D - May 2025 Release Request, # 6 Exhibit Ex. E - August 2025 Release Request, # 7 Exhibit Ex. F - Declaration of Zoe Joly, # 8 Exhibit Ex. G - Psychiatric Evaluation of Dr. Bardey, # 9 Exhibit Ex. H - Letter from Dr. Chinnappala) (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 23, 2025

MOTION for leave to proceed under pseudonym by J. A.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 23, 2025

BRIEF in Support re 2 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief for leave to proceed under pseudonym filed by J. A.. (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by J. A. re 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed Under a Pseudonym, 3 Brief in Support of Motion, 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Rodarte, Erica) Modified text on 12/29/2025. (cel) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

#5

Dec 29, 2025

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by J. A.. (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Dec 29, 2025

Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge added. (cel)

Dec 29, 2025

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. ERROR: Attachments named incorrectly. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney is advised that when naming attachments, one should not duplicate in the text box what was selected from the drop down list. Doing so will result in duplicative wording. (ie: Exhibit Exhibit A ) The Clerk corrected this entry. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (cel)

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Jan 06, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer L Peresie on behalf of PAM BONDI, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, DAVID O'NEILL, LEONARD ODDO. (Peresie, Jennifer) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Jan 07, 2026

Habeas Corpus Service

Jan 07, 2026

ORDER. Answer Deadline: Respondents' Answer to the Petition due on 1/21/2026. (jpe)

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Jan 09, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

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Jan 15, 2026

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by PAM BONDI, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, DAVID O'NEILL, LEONARD ODDO. (Peresie, Jennifer) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 21, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by PAM BONDI, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, DAVID O'NEILL, LEONARD ODDO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3) (Peresie, Jennifer) Modified text on 1/22/2026. (cel) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

Leave to File

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Jan 23, 2026

ORDER granting Petitioner's 11 Motion. Petitioner may file a reply (also known as a traverse), not to exceed 15 pages, by 2/4/26. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge on 1/23/26. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jpe) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Jan 23, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File

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Jan 27, 2026

Leave to File

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Jan 28, 2026

Proposed Order re 13 Motion for Leave to File Notice of Transfer and Requesting Transfer Back to District by J. A.. (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

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Jan 28, 2026

ORDER denying Petitioner's 13 motion requesting that the Court order Respondents to transfer Petitioner from FCI Lewisburg to Moshannon Valley Process Center. Congress has vested the Secretary of Homeland Security and 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). Nor does the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, provide the Court with jurisdiction to enjoin transfer. Barrios v. Att'y Gen., 452 F. App'x 196, 198 (3d Cir. 2011) (jurisdiction-stripping provision in section § 1252(g) of INA, which is identical to jurisdiction-stripping language of §1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), is not superseded by All Writs Act). Consistent with this authority, this Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to grant Petitioner's motion. Under the circumstances, the Court will consider a motion for an extension to file the Reply. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia L. Dodge on 1/28/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (mqe) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Jan 28, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File

Jan 28, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 13 MOTION for Leave to File Letter Notice of Transfer and Requesting Transfer Back to District . ERROR: Filer did not attach a Proposed Order as required by LCvR 7.Motion in Letter format. CORRECTION: Filer to submit a proposed order using the Proposed Order event. Filer is to link the Proposed Order to the relevant motion in the event. Attorney advised all filings are to take the form of a pleading. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.. (tla)

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Feb 04, 2026

BRIEF in Support of 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, (Traverse) filed by J. A. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Dec. 26, 2025 Medical Email, # 2 Exhibit B - Pet.'s Second Decl., # 3 Exhibit C - Social Worker Letter, # 4 Exhibit D - Notice of Appeal, # 5 Exhibit E - EOIR Statistics, # 6 Exhibit F - Sept. 18, 2025 Medical Email, # 7 Exhibit G - Feb. 2026 Release Request, # 8 Exhibit H - G.J. Letter of Support, # 9 Exhibit I - M.J. Letter of Support) (Rodarte, Erica) Modified text on 2/5/2026. (cel) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#17

Feb 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Lucas S. Marquez on behalf of J. A.. (Marquez, Lucas) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 12, 2026

Report and Recommendation

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Feb 19, 2026

OBJECTIONS to 18 Report and Recommendation, by PAM BONDI, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, DAVID O'NEILL, LEONARD ODDO. (Peresie, Jennifer) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

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Feb 20, 2026

RESPONSE to Respondents' Objections to 18 Report and Recommendation filed by J. A. (Rodarte, Erica) Modified text on 2/20/2026. (cel) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

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Feb 20, 2026

STATUS REPORT Regarding Detention Transfer by J. A.. (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

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Feb 20, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

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Feb 20, 2026

BRIEF in Support re 22 Motion for TRO for Immediate Release or to Expedite filed by J. A.. (Rodarte, Erica) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

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Feb 23, 2026

Order Dismissing Case

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Feb 24, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

#26

Mar 02, 2026

Remark: Return of Service/Waiver received from U.S. Marshal. Responses filed and case is closed. (cel) Modified text on 3/3/2026. (cel) (Entered: 03/03/2026)