Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00761

#1

Mar 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10861264), filed by Uchkun Erkinovich Mukhtarov. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Attachment 1 replaced with non-fillable format on 3/20/2026) (triv). (Entered: 03/20/2026)

Mar 20, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (triv)

Mar 20, 2026

Notice of Correction in re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Civil Cover Sheet filed was an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form. The Clerk's Office has corrected this error and the document has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (triv)

#2

Mar 23, 2026

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 on or before 5:00 PM on Friday, March 27, 2026, the federal respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Ceba Cinta v. Noem. et al., 1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the federal respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Ceba Cinta. each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; and it is further ORDERED that if the federal respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 3/23/2026. (swil) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#3

Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by John Eliot Beerbower on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#4

Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright re 2 Order,,,, (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#5

Mar 25, 2026

ORDER that Mukhtarov's Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that respondents provide Mukhtarov with an individualized 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 file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Mukhtarov 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 03/25/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#6

Mar 25, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT entered in favor of Petitioner Uchkun Erkinovich Mukhtarov, in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Signed by Clerk on 03/25/2026. (triv) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#7

Apr 02, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 04/02/2026)