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Case Information
Filed: March 17, 2026
Assigned to:
Elizabeth W. Hanes
Referred to:
Douglas E. Miller
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Completed: March 20, 2026
Last Activity:
March 26, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 17, 2026
PETITION, Conditionally filed for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 0.00.), filed by Merlyn Mejia Bernardez. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (jmey) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
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PETITION,
#2
Mar 17, 2026
MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Merlyn Mejia Bernardez. (jmey) (Main Document 2 replaced on 3/18/2026) (jmey, ). (Entered: 03/17/2026)
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MOTION
#3
Mar 17, 2026
Acknowledgment of Receipt. (jmey) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
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Acknowledgment
#4
Mar 18, 2026
Order. It is hereby ORDERED that: Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Courts permission and Respondents shall file within five days of this order either a notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition or an opposition to the Petition. Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Docket. No. 2 is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this order to Petitioner and to Kent Porter, Supervisor of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. Signed by District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes on 3/18/2026. Copies mailed 3/18/2026. (Vpea) (Entered: 03/18/2026)
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Order.
#5
Mar 19, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Shean on behalf of Robert Guadian (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
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NOTICE
#6
Mar 19, 2026
Response to 4 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),, filed by Robert Guadian. (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
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Response
#7
Mar 20, 2026
MEMORANDUM ORDER. It is ORDERED that the Court will GRANT the Petition, and ORDER that Petitioner be provided a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within three (3) days of this Order. Respondents are ORDERED to file a status report with this Court within three (3) days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if her request for bond was denied, the case-specific reasons given by the Immigration Judge for that denial. Signed by District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes on 3/20/2026. Copies mailed 3/20/2026. (jmey)
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MEMORANDUM ORDER. It is ORDERED that the Court will GRANT the Petition, and ORDER that Petitioner be provided a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within three (3) days of this Order. Respondents are ORDERED to file a status report with this Court within three (3) days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if her request for bond was denied, the case-specific reasons given by the Immigration Judge for that denial. Signed by District Judge Elizab
#8
Mar 20, 2026
CLERK'S JUDGMENT. Signed by Clerk on 3/20/2026. (jmey) (Entered: 03/20/2026)
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CLERK'S
#9
Mar 26, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Robert Guadian. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
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STATUS
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