Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01724

#1

Oct 08, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10512788.), filed by Jose Luis Castro Mendoza. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Appendix Exhibit List, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C)(Taylor Diaz, Madeline) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

#2

Oct 08, 2025

Proposed Summons by Jose Luis Castro Mendoza (Attachments: # 1 Supplement, # 2 Supplement, # 3 Supplement, # 4 Supplement, # 5 Supplement)(Taylor Diaz, Madeline) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

Oct 08, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (dvanm)

#3

Oct 09, 2025

ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be removed from this jurisdiction or the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order. 28 U.S.C. § 1651; F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 603 (1966) (The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), empowers the federal courts to issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.); it is further ORDERED that if Petitioner is in the process of being transferred outside of the Court's jurisdiction, he must be returned to this jurisdiction unless and until the Court issues a contrary order; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025, Respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 10/09/2025. (dvanm) (Entered: 10/09/2025)

#4

Oct 16, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Meghan Elizabeth Loftus on behalf of Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem (Loftus, Meghan) (Entered: 10/16/2025)

#5

Oct 16, 2025

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), filed by Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FREX 1)(Loftus, Meghan) (Entered: 10/16/2025)

#6

Oct 24, 2025

Reply filed by Jose Luis Castro Mendoza. (Taylor Diaz, Madeline) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

#7

Nov 24, 2025

ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED; it isfurther ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an immigration judge. Petitioner must live at a fixed address and provide that address to the Court within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order. Petitioner must also appear at the bond hearing once the government notifies him of itsdate, time, and location; it is further ORDERED that Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order; it is further ORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from denying Petitioner release on bond on the basis that he is subject to mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); it is further ORDERED that Respondents-along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them-be and are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner unless he has committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law, or has failed to attend any properly noticed immigration or court hearing, or pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(2); and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report on the status of Petitioner's bond hearing within three (3) days of the bond hearing. The status report shall detail when the bond hearing occurred, if the bond was granted or denied, and if denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 11/24/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

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Nov 24, 2025

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58 in favor of Petitioner Jose Luis Castro Mendoza and against the Respondents Paul Perry, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi. Entered by Clerk on 11/24/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

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Dec 09, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 12/09/2025)

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Jan 26, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 7 Order,,,,,, 8 Clerk's Judgment, by Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Loftus, Meghan) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 27, 2026

Transmission of Notice of Appeal to US Court of Appeals re 10 Notice of Appeal (All case opening forms, plus the transcript guidelines, may be obtained from the Fourth Circuit's website at www.ca4.uscourts.gov) (swil) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Jan 29, 2026

USCA 4th Circuit Case Number 26-6145, Case Manager K. Hancock for 10 Notice of Appeal, filed by Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Pam Bondi. (Dest) (Entered: 01/30/2026)