District of New Jersey • 2:25-cv-19017

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Dec 23, 2025

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32181290) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by Souleymane Diallo..(Matemu, Japheth) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

#2

Dec 23, 2025

FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Matemu, Japheth) Modified on 12/29/2025 (pc). (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 23, 2025

EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Document filed by Souleymane Diallo. Return Date set for 12/24/2025 at 04:00 PM. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Emergency TRO).(Matemu, Japheth) (Refer to ECF Rule 13.19(b) and (c) for directions regarding promptly alerting the court to this filing.) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 26, 2025

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brandon Matthew Waterman on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 12/26/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

Letter

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Dec 29, 2025

ORDER: The Court orders that the case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The petitioner was detained on December 23, 2025, in Nassau County, New York-within the Eastern District of New Yorkand the petition was filed at 6:53 p.m. that day, when the petitioner was in the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey. Dkt. 5 at 1. As the petitioner was physically within the District of New Jersey at the time of the filing, venue is proper in that district. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to transfer the case immediately, waiving the waiting period under Local Civil Rule 83.1, and to notify the Clerk of the United States District Court for District of New Jersey of the pending emergency motion. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Arun Subramanian on 12/29/2025) (sgz)

#7

Dec 29, 2025

Case Transferred In - District Court Transfer

Dec 29, 2025

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Japheth Nthautha Matemu. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code Albany;. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to Queens;. (pc)

Dec 29, 2025

Notice (Other)

Dec 29, 2025

Remark (public)

Dec 29, 2025

ICMS - converted docket entry

Dec 29, 2025

Case Transferred Out - District Court Transfer

Dec 29, 2025

Add and Terminate Judges

Dec 29, 2025

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Japheth Nthautha Matemu. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Kenneth Genalo, Acting Director Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party text was omitted;. (pc)

Dec 29, 2025

Case Designated ECF. (pc)

Dec 29, 2025

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Gregory H. Woods. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc)

Dec 29, 2025

Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may 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. (pc)

Dec 29, 2025

Judge Michael E. Farbiarz added. (jjc, )

Dec 29, 2025

CASE TRANSFERRED OUT ELECTRONICALLY from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York to the United States District Court - District of District of New Jersey.(sgz)

Dec 29, 2025

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Japheth Nthautha Matemu to RE-FILE Document No. 2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the form used for the civil cover sheet is not the S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet form dated December 2025;. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated December 2025. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated December 2025 is located athttp://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms/civil-cover-sheet-2.. (pc)

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Dec 30, 2025

TEXT ORDER: The Respondents shall file a brief letter by December 30 at noon indicating whether the Petitioner is being held under 8 U.S.C. § 1225 or § 1226 or some other provision. If the Respondents represent that the Petitioner is being held under 8 U.S.C. § 1226, he shall promptly be afforded a bond hearing; if the bond hearing is not conducted before December 31 at noon, the Respondents shall file a letter by then explaining why. If the Respondents represent that the Petitioner is being held under 8 U.S.C. § 1225, the December 30 letter shall indicate why this case is factually distinguishable from the Court's decisions in Chiquito Barzola v. Warden (2:25-cv-17326); Martinez Ron v. Lyons (2:25-cv-17359); and Mboup v. Field Off. Dir. of N.J. Immigr. & Customs Enf't (2:25-cv-16882). If the Respondents do not offer a distinction, or if the Court views any proffered distinction as not a meaningful one, the Court will order a prompt bond hearing, and will order it to take place on or before December 31 at noon. So Ordered by Judge Michael E. Farbiarz on 12/30/2025. (ro, ) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

#9

Dec 30, 2025

Status Report

#10

Dec 30, 2025

Letter: Attorney Not Admitted

Dec 30, 2025

Order

#11

Dec 31, 2025

Substitution of Attorney

#12

Dec 31, 2025

Letter

#13

Jan 09, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Respondents shall provide the Court with an update on the status of the Petitioner's bond hearing on or before January 13 at 5:00pm. So Ordered by Judge Michael E. Farbiarz on 1/9/26. (ro, ) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

Jan 09, 2026

Order

#14

Jan 13, 2026

Letter