District of Nevada • 2:26-cv-01459

#1

May 12, 2026

MOTION/APPLICATION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza.. (Attachments: # 1 Petition WHC, # 2 Motion appoint Counsel)(WJ) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#2

May 13, 2026

NOTICE from USDC advising case against Bondi, et al., has been received and assigned case number 2:26-cv-01459-GMN-MDC. (WJ) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#3

May 13, 2026

SERVICE AND APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the 1 IFP Application is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the 1 -2 Motion for Appointment of Counsel is GRANTED. The Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada is appointed to represent Petitioner and is directed to file a notice of appearance (or indicate its inability to represent Petitioner) within 3 days of the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Counsel must file an Amended Petition (or indicate that an amended petition is unnecessary) within 14 days of the date of this Order. The Federal Public Defender shall effectuate service of the Amended Petition on the Respondents. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is kindly directed to: 1. SEAL the 1 -1 Petition, due to the personal-data identifiers and/or sensitive information contained therein. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a); see also LR IC 6-1(b). 2. FILE a redacted copy of the Petition on the docket. 3. ADD the United States Attorneys' Office for the District of Nevada to the docket as an Interested Party. Pursuant to District of Nevada's General Order 2026-03 (Feb. 13, 2026), this constitutes service on all federal respondents under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 and 28 U.S.C. § 2243. 4. SEND a copy of the 1 -1 Petition and this Order to the Federal Public Defender at ecf_nvchu@fd.org, Petitioner, and the CJA Coordinator for this division. 5. MAIL a copy of the 1 -1 Petition and this Order pursuant to Rule 4(i)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to John Mattos, Warden, Nevada Southern Detention Center, 2190 E. Mesquite Ave. Pahrump, NV 89060. The Clerk of Court is kindly directed to send, through CM/ECF, a copy of the Petition and Order to his attorney Ashley Hesman at ahesman@strucklove.com. 6. UPDATE the docket and caption to reflect the following substitutions: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is substituted for the currently named Pamela Bondi, and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin is substituted or currently named Kristi Noem. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada file a notice of appearance within 7 days of the date of this Order and file and serve their answer to the Amended Petition within 7 days of service of the counseled Amended Petition, unless additional time is allowed for good cause shown. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties must refrain from including- or must partially redact, where inclusion is necessary- personal-data identifiers from all documents filed with the court, unless the court orders otherwise. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties filing a redacted filing must also file an unredacted copy under seal for the Court's records. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(d) ("The court may order that a filing be made under seal without redaction."); see also LR IC 6-1(b). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that in order to maintain jurisdiction and provide a prompt resolution, the Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner out of this District unless the Court grants a motion or stipulation to modify this order. See order for further details. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 5/13/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AMMi - cc: Petitioner, Mattos, CJA Coordinator) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#4

May 13, 2026

REDACTED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. Filed on 5/13/26 per 3 Service Order. (AMMi - cc: Petitioner, Mattos, CJA Coordinator) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#5

May 13, 2026

REDACTED MOTION/APPLICATION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. Granted on 5/13/26 per 3 Service Order. (AMMi) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#6

May 13, 2026

REDACTED MOTION for Appointment of Counsel by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. Granted on 5/13/26 per 3 Service Order. (AMMi) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

May 13, 2026

Assign Judges in Civil Case

May 13, 2026

Case randomly assigned to District Judge Gloria M. Navarro and Magistrate Judge Maximiliano D. Couvillier, III. Nature of Suit: 463 - Habeas Immigration (WJ)

#7

May 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Ron Y. Sung on behalf of Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. (Sung, Ron) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

May 15, 2026

Attorney update in case: Attorney Sylvia A. Irvin withdrawn from the case. (Irvin, Sylvia)

May 15, 2026

Withdraw Counsel

#8

May 19, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Russell G. Webb on behalf of Respondents Michael Bernacke, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Webb, Russell) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

#9

May 27, 2026

First AMENDED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. No changes to parties. (Sung, Ron) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#10

May 27, 2026

EXHIBIT to 9 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Sung, Ron) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#11

Jun 03, 2026

RESPONSE to 9 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondents Michael Bernacke, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Webb, Russell) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#12

Jun 03, 2026

RESPONSE to 9 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 10 Exhibit, 3 Order on Motion/Application to Proceed in forma pauperis,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, by Respondent John Mattos. (Hesman, Ashlee) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#13

Jun 04, 2026

TRAVERSE re 9 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 12 Response by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. (Sung, Ron) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

#14

Jul 21, 2026

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 7/21/2026. Under LR IC 6-1 parties must refrain from including, or must partially redact, certain personal-data identifiers from all documents filed with the Court, unless the Court orders otherwise. See LR IC 6-1; see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a). Upon review of the filings in his case, the Court finds that the following filings contain personal-data identifiers and sensitive information that must be redacted: ECF Nos. 10 -1, 10 -2, and 10 -3. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is kindly directed to SEAL ECF Nos. 10 -1, 10 -2, and 10 -3. Moreover, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner must file redacted versions of these filings on the docket by August 6, 2026, redacting any sensitive information or personal-data identifiers.(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ANH) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

Jul 21, 2026

Minute Order

#15

Jul 22, 2026

REDACTED Version of document by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Sung, Ron) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

#16

Aug 04, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. Responses are due by 8/18/2026. (Sung, Ron) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

#17

Aug 18, 2026

RESPONSE to 16 Motion for TRO by Respondent John Mattos. (Hesman, Ashlee) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#18

Aug 18, 2026

RESPONSE to 16 Motion for TRO by Respondents Michael Bernacke, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. Replies are due by 8/25/2026. (Webb, Russell) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#19

Aug 25, 2026

REPLY to Response to 16 Motion for TRO by Petitioner Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza. (Sung, Ron) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

#20

Sep 02, 2026

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 9 ), is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, (ECF No. 16 ), is DENIED as moot. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents must RELEASE Petitioner from detention on his personal recognizance on September 4, 2026, between the hours of 12:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. Counsel for Petitioner (or their designee/agent) will be permitted to wait in the Federal Justice Tower lobby during the release window. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents are prohibited from imposing release conditions that substantially interfere with Petitioner's liberty, such as location monitoring, without having established the reasonableness of those restrictions, by clear and convincing evidence, at a pre-deprivation hearing IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents must return Petitioner's personal property upon his release. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties must file a JOINT Status Report by September 5, 2026, to certify compliance with the Court's Order, including the date and time of Petitioner's release. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents may not re-detain Petitioner during the pendency of his current removal proceedings until after an immigration court hearing is held, with adequate notice, to determine whether detention is appropriate under the INA and its implementing regulations. To the extent the government seeks to detain Petitioner under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), it bears the burden of establishing that detention is appropriate by clear and convincing evidence. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Counsel for Respondents is directed to immediately provide notice of this Order to the parties they represent. The Clerk of Court is kindly directed to enter judgment in favor of Petitioner. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 9/2/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JG) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

#23

Sep 02, 2026

JUDGMENT in favor of Miller Duvan Munoz Cardoza against John Mattos, Markwayne Mullin, Michael Bernacke, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons. Signed by Clerk of Court Debra K. Kempi on 9/2/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JG) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#21

Sep 04, 2026

Joint STATUS REPORT for Petitioner's Release by Respondents Michael Bernacke, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Interested Parties USA, United States Immigration Customs Enforcement. (Webb, Russell) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#22

Sep 08, 2026

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 9/8/2026. The Court has issued an 20 Order granting the 9 First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, and the parties filed the 21 Joint Status Report certifying that Petitioner was released from ICE custody in compliance with the Court's Order. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is kindly directed to close this case. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JLB) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

Sep 08, 2026

Minute Order

Sep 09, 2026

Civil Case Terminated per 22 Minute Order. (MAM)

Sep 09, 2026

Terminate Civil Case