Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-01155

Chavez Calix v. Mullin

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Case Information

Filed: April 29, 2026
Assigned to: Patricia Tolliver Giles
Referred to: Ivan D. Davis
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: September 14, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Apr 29, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10958787.), filed by Edgar Chavez Calix. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6)(Lopynski, Emily) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
Apr 29, 2026
Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (Agil, )
#2
Apr 30, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Vincent Kornya on behalf of Edgar Chavez Calix (Kornya, Alexander) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#3
Apr 30, 2026
Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Emma Friedland and Certification of Local Counsel Emily Lopynski Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-10961082. by Edgar Chavez Calix. (Lopynski, Emily) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
Main Document: Motion
#4
May 01, 2026
ORDER granting 3 Motion for Pro hac vice. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 05/01/2026. (Giles, Patricia) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
#5
May 01, 2026
ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be removed from this jurisdiction or the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order. 28 U.S.C. § 1651; F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co. 384 U.S. 597, 603 (1966) ("The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), empowers the federal courts to 'issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable tothe usages and principles of law.'"). ORDERED that if Petitioner is in the process of being transferred outside of the Court's jurisdiction, he must be returned to this jurisdiction unless and until the Court issues a contrary order. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2026, Respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 5/1/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
Main Document: ORDERED
#11
Sep 14, 2026
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released from custody, with all his personal property, subject to the conditions of his preexisting par ole, except for the provision purporting to terminate parole on a date certain. Petitioner must live at a fixed address and provide that address to the Court within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that Respondentsalong with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with thembe and are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner unless he has committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law; fails to comply with the conditions of parole, except for the one-year limitation; or his parole has been lawfully revoked in a manner consistent with 8 C.F.R. § 212.5(e). Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 09/14/2026. (jlan)
Main Document: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED; it is further ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released from custody, with all his personal property, subject to the conditions of his preexisting par ole, except for the provision purporting to terminate parole on a date certain. Petitioner must live at a fixed address and provide that address to the Court within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order; and it is further ORDERED tha