Western District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-04669

#1

Oct 29, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Georgi Vasadze. (Filing fee of $5 paid, Receipt Number LIT16440) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (ldb) Additional attachments added on 11/4/2026: # 2 Main Document - Correct and (3) Civil Cover Sheet - Correct. (kbc) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 10/29/2026)

#2

Oct 29, 2026

ORDER ON AMICUS BRIEFS. Signed by Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on 3/21/2023. (ldb) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 10/29/2026)

#3

Oct 29, 2026

Deficiency Letter from Clerk of Court notifying party that 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Civil Cover Sheet lack an original signature (F.R.Cv.P. 11(a) and Local Rule 5.5(c)(1)). (ldb) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 10/29/2026)

#4

Nov 01, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ordering that Mr. Vasadze's Counsel immediately serve the Petition (Doc. 1 ) on Respondents. The Clerk of Court must issue any properly completed summonses. Both Mr. Vasadze's Counsel and the Clerk of Court must immediately transmit by email a copy of this Order and the Petition (Doc. 1) to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The Court orders that, within three days of the date of this Order, Respondents show cause--through a Response or Responses to the Petition--why the Court should not grant all or some of the various forms of relief requested in the Petition. Signed by Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on 11/1/2026. (hml) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 11/01/2026)

#5

Nov 03, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon S. Smith on behalf of All Defendants (Smith, Shannon) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 11/03/2026)

#6

Nov 03, 2026

NOTICE, CONSENT AND REFERENCE to a Magistrate Judge forwarded by the Clerk of Court. (lej) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 11/03/2026)

#7

Nov 04, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by Mike Allen, Doe.(Smith, Shannon) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 11/04/2026)

#8

Nov 05, 2026

(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER. For the reasons set out on pages 2 and 8-9 of Doc. 7, considering also paragraph 5 of the Williams Declaration, the Court orders that this case be immediately transferred to the Western District of Louisiana. Signed by Judge Lee P. Rudofsky on 11/5/2026. (hml) [Transferred from Arkansas Eastern on 11/5/2026.] (Entered: 11/05/2026)

#9

Nov 05, 2026

DISTRICT CASE transferred in from District of Arkansas Eastern; Case Number 2:26-cv-00170. Original file with documents numbered 1 - 8, copy of transfer order and docket sheet received (Entered: 11/05/2026)

Nov 05, 2026

Order