Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01643

#1

Aug 21, 2026

Remark: for Lodged Habeas Petition (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit, # 14 Exhibit, # 15 Exhibit, # 16 Exhibit, # 17 Exhibit, # 18 Exhibit, # 19 Exhibit, # 20 Exhibit, # 21 Exhibit, # 22 Exhibit, # 23 Exhibit, # 24 Exhibit, # 25 Exhibit, # 26 Exhibit, # 27 Exhibit, # 28 Exhibit, # 29 Exhibit, # 30 Exhibit, # 31 Exhibit, # 32 Exhibit, # 33 Exhibit, # 34 Exhibit, # 35 Exhibit, # 36 Exhibit, # 37 Envelope) (bjr) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/28/2026: # 38 Additional Exhibits) (dmh). (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#2

Aug 21, 2026

Remark: Lodged Motion to Enforce and Motion for TRO. Habeas Petition lodged without Motion for In Forma Pauperis or payment of filing fee (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (bjr) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#3

Aug 21, 2026

Remark: Motion to Appoint Counsel lodged. Habeas Petition lodged without Motion for In Forma Pauperis or payment of filing fee (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (bjr) (Main Document 3 replaced on 8/28/2026) (dmh). (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#4

Aug 21, 2026

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by IKECHUKWU OKOROIGWE. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (bjr) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

Aug 21, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (bjr)

#5

Aug 25, 2026

DEFICIENCY ORDER re 1 lodged habeas petition. The habeas petition was submitted without the $5 filing fee or a completed IFP application to waive the fee. The case will be administratively closed until the Clerk of Court receives the filing fee or completed IFP application. More information can be found at the Court's website: https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov. The pending habeas petition and any pending motions will be re-instated if and when the case is re-opened. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 8/25/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

Order for Administrative Case Closing

#6

Sep 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number 300001238), filed by IKECHUKWU OKOROIGWE. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt) (bjr) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

#7

Sep 03, 2026

EXHIBITS in Support of 6 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by IKECHUKWU OKOROIGWE. (bjr) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

#8

Sep 04, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Petitioner having paid the filing fee, this Clerk of Court shall mark this case as RE-OPENED. The Petition filed at ECF 6 is deemed the operative pleading, along with the exhibits at ECF 7 . Copies of this order and the Petition were emailed by the Court to the USAO. This email service is deemed sufficient to accomplish formal service of the Petition on Respondents. Respondents' counsel shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of this date. Respondents shall file any responses or answers to the petition within 30 days of the date of service. Petitioner's reply is due within 5 days of Respondents' response. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/4/2026. (pak) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#9

Sep 09, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleen Klapkowski on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, L. ODDO. (Klapkowski, Kathleen) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#11

Oct 16, 2026

REPLY to 10 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by IKECHUKWU OKOROIGWE. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (bjr) (Entered: 10/16/2026)

#12

Oct 19, 2026

ORDER. Petitioner claims that the length of his detention is improper and represents a violation of his due process rights. The Court denies the 1 habeas petition because Petitioner was afforded adequate due process by being provided with a fair bond hearing. See Borbot v. Warden Hudson Cnty. Corr. Facility, 906 F.3d 274, 27879, 279 n.4 (3d Cir. 2018) (finding that petitioner's due process challenge for prolonged detention failed where petitioner was previously provided with a bond hearing). Additionally, after reviewing the bond memorandum from Petitioner's bond hearing, the Court finds that the hearing was fundamentally fair. The requirements of a fundamentally fair hearing are that Petitioner: "(1) is entitled to factfinding based on a record produced before the decisionmaker and disclosed to him or her; (2) must be allowed to make arguments on his or her own behalf; and (3) has the right to an individualized determination of his [or her] interests." Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022) (quoting Kamara v. Att'y Gen. of U.S., 420 F.3d 202, 211 (3d Cir. 2005)). The Court finds that these requirements were met, and sees no basis to conclude there were other flaws in the fairness of the hearing that rise to the level of a constitutional violation. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/19/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 10/19/2026)

#13

Oct 19, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT, entered consistent with the above order (ECF 12). Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/19/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 10/19/2026)

Oct 19, 2026

Order

Oct 19, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)