District of New Hampshire • 1:25-cv-00506
Godoy Estrada v. Strafford County Department of Corrections, Superintendent
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Case Information
Filed: December 08, 2025
Assigned to:
Joseph Normand Laplante
Referred to:
Andrea K. Johnstone
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
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Last Activity:
February 02, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Dec 08, 2025
NEW CASE/PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 2241/2254. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANHDC-2713690.) filed by Roger Alexander Godoy Estrada. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Abramson, Ronald) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
#2
Dec 08, 2025
ORDER Directing Clerk to Make Service. So Ordered by US Magistrate Judge Andrea K Johnstone.(ko) (Entered: 12/08/2025)
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Order Directing Service
Dec 08, 2025
Notice - ECF
Dec 08, 2025
SERVICE BY CLERK per 2 Order Directing Service: Accordingly, the Clerk's office shall: Provide a copy of this Order to the Civil Bureau Chief of the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire as soon as practicable; Deliver a copy of the Petition and this Order to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, to the attention of the Civil Process Clerk; Serve the SCDC Superintendent by sending a copy of the Petition and this Order, by email, to Strafford County Attorney Emily Garod at egarod@straffordcounty.gov;eghan Raiche at mraiche@straffordcounty.gov; and Christopher Brackett at cbrackett@straffordcounty.gov. Send a copy of the Petition and this Order by certified mail to: Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston Field Office, 1000 District Ave., Burlington, MA 01803; U.S. Attorney General, 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20530.(ko)
Dec 08, 2025
Notice of Filing to USA - 2255/2241
Dec 08, 2025
NOTICE. This case has been designated for Electronic Case Filing. All further submissions shall be filed in compliance with the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing. Pro se litigants are not required to file electronically and may continue to file documents in paper format. Persons filing electronically are strongly encouraged to complete the interactive training modules available on the courts website. To access these modules, click HERE. (jmb)
Dec 08, 2025
NOTICE of Filing - Case filed under 28 U.S.C. 2241. A copy of the petition has been electronically sent via ECF to your office. No further action is required by the United States Attorney unless directed by the presiding judge.(jmb)
Dec 08, 2025
ENDORSED ORDER re 1 Complaint. Text of Order: The court has reviewed the petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. No. 1). The parties are directed to provide the court with all documentation relating to the petitioner's current immigration detention and immigration history on or before 12/16/2025, including but not limited to petitioner's approved Special Immigrant Juvenile Status I-360 petition and any charging documents pertaining to the petitioner's removal.The court intends to schedule a status conference within one week of receipt of these materials. The conference will not be a final merits hearing, but counsel should be prepared to preliminarily discuss their arguments relating to the habeas petition, including but not limited to the legal relevance of petitioner's SIJS-based eligibility for adjustment of status on his present immigration detention from both a due process and statutory perspective.Petitioner shall not be transferred to another district or outside the jurisdiction of the United States unless the government provides advance notice of the intended move. Such notice shall be filed in writing on the docket of this proceeding, and shall state the reason for the necessity of such action and why the move should not be stayed pending further court proceedings. Once that notice has been docketed, the petitioner shall not be moved out of the district of his detention for a period of at least 72 hours from that docketing. So Ordered by Judge Joseph N. Laplante. (Compliance Deadline set for 12/16/2025.) (ko)
Dec 08, 2025
Case Assigned
Dec 08, 2025
Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
Dec 08, 2025
Clerk Service
Dec 08, 2025
Case assigned to Judge Joseph N. Laplante and US Magistrate Judge Andrea K Johnstone. The case designation is: 1:25-cv-506-JL-AJ. Please show this number with the judge designation on all future pleadings. (jmb)
#3
Dec 11, 2025
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Emily Conant on behalf of Strafford County Department of Corrections, Superintendent Brackett Attorney Emily Conant added to party Strafford County Department of Corrections, Superintendent(pty:res).(Conant, Emily) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
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Attorney Appearance
#4
Dec 11, 2025
Court-Ordered Documentation by Roger Alexander Godoy Estrada (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Petitioner Release, Application, & Related Documents)(Abramson, Ronald) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
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Miscellaneous Filing
#5
Dec 12, 2025
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Anna Dronzek on behalf of US Attorney General, US Department of Homeland Security, Secretary, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston Field Office Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New England Special Agent for HSI Attorney Anna Dronzek added to party US Attorney General(pty:res), Attorney Anna Dronzek added to party US Department of Homeland Security, Secretary(pty:res), Attorney Anna Dronzek added to party US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director(pty:res), Attorney Anna Dronzek added to party US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston Field Office Acting Director(pty:res), Attorney Anna Dronzek added to party US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New England Special Agent for HSI(pty:res).(Dronzek, Anna) (Entered: 12/12/2025)
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Attorney Appearance
#6
Dec 15, 2025
Objection to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - New Case filed by US Attorney General, US Department of Homeland Security, Secretary, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston Field Office Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New England Special Agent for HSI. (Dronzek, Anna) (Entered: 12/15/2025)
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Objection not to motion
#11
Dec 15, 2025
Return of Service Executed as to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston Field Office Acting Director. Served/Mailed on 12/13/2025.(ko) (Entered: 12/23/2025)
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Return of Service Executed as to USA/SSA
#7
Dec 16, 2025
MOTION to Extend Time to December 18, 2025 filed by US Attorney General, US Department of Homeland Security, Secretary, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston Field Office Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New England Special Agent for HSI.Follow up on Objection on 12/30/2025. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c).(Dronzek, Anna) (Entered: 12/16/2025)
Main Document:
Extend Time
#8
Dec 17, 2025
RESPONSE re 6 Objection to, Federal Respondents Abbreviated Response to Habeas Petition filed by Roger Alexander Godoy Estrada. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ACR v. Noem, et al - Order)(Abramson, Ronald) (Entered: 12/17/2025)
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Response - not to Motion
Dec 17, 2025
ENDORSED ORDER granting re 7 Motion to Extend Time to December 18, 2025. Text of Order: Granted. So Ordered by Judge Joseph N. Laplante. (ko)
Dec 17, 2025
Order on Motion to Extend Time
#9
Dec 18, 2025
RESPONSE re Order,,,,,,, Set Deadlines,,,,,, filed by US Attorney General, US Department of Homeland Security, Secretary, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston Field Office Acting Director, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New England Special Agent for HSI. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Notice to Appear (2016), # 2 Exhibit B - Order to Detain, # 3 Exhibit C - ORR Verification of Release, # 4 Exhibit D - Notice to Appeal (2025))(Dronzek, Anna) (Entered: 12/18/2025)
Main Document:
Response - not to Motion
Dec 19, 2025
ENDORSED ORDER RE 9 Response. Text of Order: Reviewed. So Ordered by Judge Joseph N. Laplante.(jwb)
#10
Dec 22, 2025
SUMMARY SHOW CAUSE ORDER. Follow up on Show Cause Response on 12/29/2025. So Ordered by Judge Joseph N. Laplante.(jwb) (Entered: 12/22/2025)
Dec 22, 2025
Endorsed Order - not on motion
#12
Dec 29, 2025
Response to Order to Show Cause
#13
Dec 30, 2025
Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
Dec 30, 2025
Endorsed Order - not on motion
#14
Jan 06, 2026
Return of Service Executed as to USA/SSA
Main Document:
Return of Service Executed as to USA/SSA
Jan 07, 2026
Endorsed Order - not on motion AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
Jan 29, 2026
Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines
Feb 02, 2026
Terminate Civil Case
Feb 02, 2026
Endorsed Order - not on motion
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