Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-01363

#1

May 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11010519.), filed by Armando Maldonado Zamora. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-1 - Online Detainee Locator, # 2 Exhibit 1-2 - Automated Case Information, # 3 Exhibit 1-3 - Prior Bond Order, # 4 Exhibit 1-4 - Affidavit of Former Immigration Judge Burman, # 5 Exhibit 1-5 - Declaration of Jorge Artieda, # 6 Exhibit 1-6 - The New York Times - How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reyes, James) (Attachment 7 replaced on 5/21/2026) (Jarb, ). (Entered: 05/20/2026)

May 20, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (Jarb, )

May 21, 2026

Notice of Correction: The filing user has been notified that the civil case coversheet is an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form and has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (Jarb, )

#2

May 22, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission during the pendency of this habeas action. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, May 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 Servellon Martinez v. Lyons, 1:25-cv-1792 (E.D. Va. Nov. 7, 2025), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Servellon Martinez and this Petition. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Servellon Martinez, 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. 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 Friday, May 29, 2026. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 5/22/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

#3

May 27, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Anne Spavins on behalf of Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullin (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#4

May 27, 2026

Response to 2 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,,, filed by Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullin. (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#5

May 29, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an immigration judge. Petitioner must live at a fixed address and provide that address to the Court and Federal Respondents within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order. Petitioner must also appear at the bond hearing once Federal Respondents notify him of its date, time, and location; it is further ORDERED that Federal Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 05/28/2026. (Agil, ) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#6

May 29, 2026

JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the Petitioner, Armando Maldonado Zamora and against the Respondents, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Robert Guadian, and Jeffrey Crawford. Entered by Clerk on 05/29/2026 pursuant to FRCP 58. (Agil, ) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#7

May 30, 2026

NOTICE by Armando Maldonado Zamora re 5 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),, (Reyes, James) (Entered: 05/30/2026)