Eastern District of Virginia • 2:26-cv-00363

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Apr 10, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5.00), filed by Karimov Ravshanjon. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt)(Vpea) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

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Apr 10, 2026

Acknowledgment of Receipt. (Vpea) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

Apr 10, 2026

Case Assigned to Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard. (Vpea)

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Apr 14, 2026

ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that: (1) Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's opinion; (2) Respondent shall file within five days of this order 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 Duarte Escobar v. Perry, et al., 807 F. Supp. 3d 564 (E.D. Va. 2025), or an opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Duarte Escobar and this Petition; (3) If Respondent files a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Duarte Escobar, 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 (4) If Respondent files an opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition within 3 days of the filing of the opposition. Signed by District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes on 4/14/2026. Copies mailed 4/14/2026. (jmey) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by William Chang on behalf of Russell Hott (Chang, William) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Russell Hott. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Chang, William) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

Waiver of re 5 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Russell Hott (Chang, William) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

ORDER. 5 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that Respondents file a responsive pleading on or before April 24, 2026. Signed by District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes on 4/17/2026. Copies mailed 4/17/2026. (jmey) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) filed by Russell Hott. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Chang, William) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

AMENDED Petition against Pamela Bondi, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Lyons, Ney Hidalgo, filed by Karimov Ravshanjon. (Attachments: # 1 Sealed Attachment, # 2 Envelope) (jmey) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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May 21, 2026

ORDER re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) filed by Karimov Ravshanjon. The Court will GRANT the Petition 1 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. Let the Clerk of the Court send a copy of this Final Order to all counsel of record and to Petitioner at his address of record. Signed by District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes on 5/21/2026. Copies mailed 5/21/2026. (Entered: 05/21/2026)

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May 21, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT. Signed by Clerk on 5/21/2026. (Vpea) (Entered: 05/21/2026)

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May 28, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 05/28/2026)