Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00230

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Jan 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10734464.), filed by Santos Danilo Lopez Lopez, Briyan Alexander Alfaro Alfaro. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Jan 23, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (Dest)

#2

Jan 26, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioners ARE NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Courts permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on January 30, 2026, the Federal Respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Andrade Portillo v. Perry, et al., 1:25-cv-1646 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Andrade Portillo and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Andrade Portillo, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; and it is further ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioners shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on February 2, 2026. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 1/26/2026. (swil) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 28, 2026

Response to 3 Order,,,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#5

Mar 24, 2026

NOTICE by Briyan Alexander Alfaro Alfaro, Santos Danilo Lopez Lopez (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, Automated Case Information System Screenshots)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

#6

May 01, 2026

Joint MOTION to Vacate 3 ORDER by Briyan Alexander Alfaro Alfaro, Santos Danilo Lopez Lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

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May 06, 2026

ORDERED that this Court's order of January 26, 2026 (Dkt. No. 3), to the extent that it enjoined respondents from removing Petitioner Lopez Lopez from the district, is hereby VACATED ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 5/6/2026. (Dest) (Entered: 05/06/2026)