Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-02102

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Oct 17, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Immediate Release from ICE Custody ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-18078345.), filed by ODIN JAVIER AYALA SOLIZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Index Index of Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit Ex. A - ICE detainee locator results, # 4 Exhibit Ex. B - NTA, # 5 Exhibit Ex. C - NJ Custody Order, # 6 Exhibit Ex. D - SIJS approval notice, # 7 Exhibit Ex. E - US DOS Visa Bulletin, # 8 Exhibit Ex. F - Politico article, # 9 Certificate of Service Certificate of Service)(LESCHAK, JOHN) (Entered: 10/17/2026)

#2

Oct 17, 2026

ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 10/17/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 10/17/2026)

Oct 17, 2026

Judge Georgette Castner added. (jml, )

Oct 17, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences. Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (jml, )

#3

Oct 23, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by STEVEN MILLER on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, DAVID VENTURELLA (MILLER, STEVEN) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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Oct 23, 2026

Letter from Respondents Requesting Dismissal for Lack of Jurisdiction. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Form I-213, # 2 Exhibit Form I-286, # 3 Exhibit Form I-200, # 4 Exhibit Form I-830)(MILLER, STEVEN) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

#5

Oct 26, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Respondents' letter (Letter) (ECF No. 4 ), filed pursuant to this Court's October 17, 2026 Order (ECF No. 2 ). According to Respondents, the Court lacks jurisdiction over the Petition as Petitioner was transferred to Pennsylvania before the Petition was filed. (ECF No. 4 at 2.) Within three (3) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, Petitioner shall file a letter response to Respondents' Letter. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 10/26/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 10/26/2026)

#6

Oct 29, 2026

RESPONSE re 5 Text Order,, 4 Letter. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(LESCHAK, JOHN) (Entered: 10/29/2026)

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Oct 30, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's letter (Letter), (ECF No. 6 ). Petitioner agrees with Respondents that the Court is divested of personal jurisdiction over Petitioner. (Id. at 1.) As a result, Petitioner asks this Court to transfer this matter to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, (id.), which Respondents previously agreed to, (ECF No. 4 at 2). At the time the Petition was filed, Petitioner was detained in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. (Id.; ECF No. 6 at 1.) "For habeas petitions that challenge present physical confinement, jurisdiction lies in the district of confinement." Benavides Narvaez v. Blanche, Civ. No. 26-5914, 2026 WL 1684393, at *1 (D.N.J. June 19, 2026) (citing Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004)). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631, when a court lacks jurisdiction over a civil action, and it is in the interest of justice, it shall transfer the action to any other court in which the action could have been brought at the time it was filed. The interests of justice weigh in favor of a transfer because, at the relevant time, Petitioner was confined in the Western District of Pennsylvania, and he challenges this detention as unlawful. See Benavides Narvaez, 2026 WL 1684393, at *1. The Court VACATES its October 17, 2026 Order. (ECF No. 2 .) The Clerk of the Court SHALL TRANSFER this matter to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The Clerk of the Court SHALL CLOSE this case. It is So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 10/30/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 10/30/2026)

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Oct 30, 2026

Case transferred in from District of New Jersey; Case Number 3:26-cv-13539. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 10/30/2026)

Oct 30, 2026

Judge David S. Cercone presiding. (bjr)

Oct 30, 2026

Order Dismissing Case AND ~Util - Set Hearings