Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01763

#1

Oct 14, 2025

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10520701.), filed by Adolfo gomez-lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order)(Artieda, Jorge) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

Oct 14, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (Sbro, )

#2

Oct 22, 2025

First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Emergency Motion TRO by Adolfo gomez-lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Proposed Order)(Artieda, Jorge) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

#3

Oct 22, 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 Wednesday, October 29, 2025, Respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 10/22/2025. (dvanm) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

#4

Oct 23, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Anne Spavins on behalf of Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/23/2025)

#5

Oct 23, 2025

NOTICE by Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem re 3 Order,,, (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/23/2025)

#6

Oct 24, 2025

Waiver of re Notice of Correction, 2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Emergency Motion TRO NOTICE OF WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENT by Adolfo gomez-lopez (Artieda, Jorge) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

Oct 24, 2025

Notice of Correction re 2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Emergency Motion TRO. The filing user has been notified to file a Notice of Hearing or a Waiver of Oral Argument. (dvanm)

#7

Oct 29, 2025

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Emergency Motion TRO filed by Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

#8

Nov 02, 2025

Reply to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 7 Opposition, REPLY TO GOVERNMENT'S OPPOSITION filed by Adolfo gomez-lopez. (Artieda, Jorge) (Entered: 11/02/2025)

#9

Nov 24, 2025

ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; it is further 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 and appear at the bond hearing once the government notifies him of its date, time, and location; it is further ORDERED that the request for attorney's costs and fees under the EAJA is DENIED; 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 furtherORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from denying Petitioner release on bondon 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); 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; and it is further ORDERED that Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt. 2) is DENIED as moot. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 1124/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

#10

Nov 24, 2025

CLERK'S JUDGMENT in hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58 in favor of Petitioner Adolfo Gomez-Lopez and against the Respondents Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Jefferey Crawford. Entered by Clerk on 11/24/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

#11

Nov 25, 2025

NOTICE by Adolfo gomez-lopez re 9 Order,,,,,,, Notice of Fixed Address (Artieda, Jorge) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

#12

Dec 09, 2025

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

#13

Jan 23, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEAL by Pam Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem. (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#14

Jan 26, 2026

Transmission of Notice of Appeal to US Court of Appeals re 13 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) (dvanm, ) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

#15

Jan 27, 2026

USCA Case Number 26-6130 4CCA, case manager T. Barton, for 13 Notice of Appeal filed by Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Pam Bondi. (dvanm) (Entered: 01/27/2026)