Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01818

#1

Oct 20, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10534947), filed by Jose Luis Ceba Cinta. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 10/20/2025)

#2

Oct 21, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance of Counsel by Leah Nicole Haynes on behalf of Jose Luis Ceba Cinta (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

#3

Oct 22, 2025

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is further ORDERED that by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, petitioners counsel provide the Court with a proposed release plan, each of which must include a fixed address should the Petition be granted, and respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. If the Court finds that a hearing is appropriate, it will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 31, 2025. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 10/22/2025. (swil) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

Oct 22, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (triv)

#4

Oct 28, 2025

MOTION to Seal Notice of Release Plan and Motion to Seal by Jose Luis Ceba Cinta. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#5

Oct 28, 2025

Memorandum in Support re 4 MOTION to Seal Notice of Release Plan and Motion to Seal filed by Jose Luis Ceba Cinta. (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#6

Oct 28, 2025

Notice of Filing Sealing Motion LCvR5(C) by Jose Luis Ceba Cinta re 4 MOTION to Seal Notice of Release Plan and Motion to Seal (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#7

Oct 28, 2025

Sealed Document re 4 MOTION to Seal Notice of Release Plan and Motion to Seal. (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#8

Oct 28, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Kirstin O'Connor on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem (O'Connor, Kirstin) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#9

Oct 28, 2025

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) filed by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 FREX 1)(O'Connor, Kirstin) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#10

Oct 28, 2025

ORDER granting 4 Motion to Seal. Petitioner is hereby granted leave to file under seal the following documents: a copy of his lease renewal offer, listing his home address; and his rent and utility statements from January 2025, July 2025, and September 2025, listing his home address. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 10/28/2025. (dvanm) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#11

Oct 29, 2025

ORDERED that Cinta promptly be released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Cinta must live at the fixed address identified in his Proposed Release Plan and appear at the bond hearing once the government notifies him of its date, time, and location; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Cinta with a standard bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Cinta on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, if Cinta is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2); and it is further ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Cinta has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 10/29/2025. (jlan) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

#12

Oct 29, 2025

CLERK'S JUDGMENT entered in favor of Petitioner Jose Luis Ceba Cinta in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Entered by Clerk on 10/23/2025. (jlan) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

#13

Nov 23, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 11/23/2025)

#14

Dec 29, 2025

NOTICE OF APPEAL as to 12 Clerk's Judgment, 11 Order,,,, by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Loftus, Meghan) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

#15

Dec 31, 2025

Transmission of Notice of Appeal to US Court of Appeals re 14 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: 12/31/2025)

#16

Jan 06, 2026

USCA 4th Circuit Case Number 26-6030, Case Manager K. Hancock for 14 Notice of Appeal, filed by Kristi Noem, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Pamela Bondi. (Dest) (Entered: 01/08/2026)