Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00789

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Mar 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10867972.), filed by Jose Ismael Martinez Castro. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

Mar 23, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (Dest)

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Mar 24, 2026

ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on March 27, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJT-WBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the 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 March 31, 2026. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 03/24/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by John Eliot Beerbower on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem re 2 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,, (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Mar 26, 2026

ORDER that the Petition is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Respondents provide Petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that Respondents file a status report with this Court within three days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 03/26/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Apr 02, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 04/02/2026)