Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01793

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Oct 17, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10528942.), filed by Juan Jose Rivera. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet civil cover sheet)(Soltis, Katherine) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

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Oct 17, 2025

Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Sarnata Reynolds and Certification of Local Counsel Katherine Soltis Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-10528945. by Juan Jose Rivera. (Soltis, Katherine) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

Oct 17, 2025

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

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Oct 20, 2025

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Pro hac vice. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 10/20/2025. (Giles, Patricia) (Entered: 10/20/2025)

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Oct 20, 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 Monday, October 27, 2025, Respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 10/20/2025. (swil) (Entered: 10/20/2025)

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Oct 27, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Anne Spavins on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

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Oct 27, 2025

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) filed by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

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Nov 03, 2025

Opposition to 6 Opposition filed by Juan Jose Rivera. (Soltis, Katherine) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

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Nov 14, 2025

ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTEDin part. The Court reserves ruling on the Petitioner's request for immediate release from detention; 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); 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 11/14/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

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Nov 26, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

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Dec 15, 2025

NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 8 Order,,, by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

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) (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

USCA Case Number 25-7050 Fourth Circuit, Case Manager K. Hancock for 10 Notice of Appeal filed by Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Pamela Bondi. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

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Dec 18, 2025

ORDER of USCA as to 10 Notice of Appeal filed by Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Pamela Bondi. The court grants the motion to withdraw from further representation on appeal. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Jan 08, 2026

ORDER of USCA as to 10 Notice of Appeal, filed by Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Todd M. Lyons, Pamela Bondi. Upon consideration of submissions relative to the motion to consolidate, the court grants the motion and consolidates Case No. 25-7050 with Case No. 25-7044. Entry of appearance forms and disclosure statements filed by counsel and parties to the lead case are deemed filed in the secondary case. (Dest) (Entered: 01/09/2026)