Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-02236

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Dec 03, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10622854.), filed by Samuel Munezero. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Refugee ID, # 2 Exhibit B, Congolese National ID, # 3 Exhibit C, Email Communication, # 4 Exhibit D, NTA, # 5 Exhibit E, Communication from ICE Officer, # 6 Exhibit F, IJ Order, # 7 Exhibit G, BIA Pending Appeal, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

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Dec 03, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Shean on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Dec 03, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (swil)

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Dec 04, 2025

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 to the usages and principles of law.'"); it is further 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; it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025, Respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Petitioners counsel file with the Court a proposed release plan for the Petitioner, which must include a fixed address at which Petitioner shall reside should the Petition be granted. Petitioner's counsel should redact personal identifiers or file those documents under seal. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 12/4/2025. (swil) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

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Dec 04, 2025

Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Afshan Jabeen Khan and Certification of Local Counsel Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-10626279. by Samuel Munezero. (Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

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Dec 05, 2025

ORDER granting 4 Motion for Pro hac vice. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 12/05/2025. (Giles, Patricia) (Entered: 12/05/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

MOTION to Seal by Samuel Munezero. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

Memorandum in Support re 6 MOTION to Seal filed by Samuel Munezero. (Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

Notice of Filing Sealing Motion LCvR5(C) by Samuel Munezero re 6 MOTION to Seal (Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

Response to 3 Order,,,,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of James A. Mullan))(Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

Sealed Attachment/Exhibit(s) re 6 MOTION to Seal . (Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

Response to 9 Response filed by Samuel Munezero. (Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

ORDER - The Court GRANTS the Motion and Kaina Kampire's statement listing her home address and her utility bill, also listing her home address may be filed under seal. Signed by US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter on 12/29/2025. (wgar, ) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

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Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Dean Phillip De Las Alas on behalf of Samuel Munezero (De Las Alas, Dean) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Apr 28, 2026

NOTICE by Samuel Munezero Petitioner's Status Update (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 04/28/2026)