District of New Mexico • 1:26-cv-02927

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Sep 04, 2026

PETITION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. 2241, filed by Sanjay Kumar. (dr) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#2

Sep 04, 2026

NOTICE: In accordance with the Standing Order, filed January 28, 2026 in 26-MC-00004-03 (Doc. 3), the Clerk of Court provides notice of completion of electronic service. A copy of the petition in this matter was provided to all federal respondents by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) using the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. The parties should review the Standing Order, and any further Orders entered in this matter regarding the deadline to respond to the petition. (dr)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#3

Sep 04, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5.00, receipt number 1011956 (nnd)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 09/04/2026)

Sep 04, 2026

United States District Judge Matthew L. Garcia and United States Chief Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth assigned. (dr)

Sep 04, 2026

Filing Fee Received

#4

Sep 14, 2026

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this case has been reassigned to District Judge Kea W. Riggs as the trial judge. Under D.N.M.LR-Civ. 10.1, the first page of each document must have the case file number and initials of the assigned judges.Accordingly, further documents filed in this matter must bear the case number and the judges' initials shown in the case caption and the NEF for this document. Kindly reflect this change in your filings. District Judge Matthew L. Garcia no longer assigned to this case.[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (bc) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

#5

Sep 21, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER by District Judge Kea W. Riggs: The USAO shall ANSWER the Petition and any pending motions for release within 10 business days. The USAO's answer must specify whether the Court has already ruled on the legal issue(s) in this case; whether controlling authority governs the claim(s); and whether the facts are distinguishable from prior rulings or controlling authority. The Clerk's Office shall confirm that the docket lists the following Respondents: the facility Warden; the El Paso Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations; the U.S. Attorney General; the Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (atc) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

Sep 21, 2026

Order to Answer

#6

Oct 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan Posey on behalf of Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella (Posey, Ryan) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

#7

Oct 02, 2026

RESPONSE to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus re 1 Petition for 2241 Relief filed by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - OIJ) (Posey, Ryan) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

#8

Oct 02, 2026

NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella re 7 Response Notice of Lodging of Audio Exhibit B (Posey, Ryan) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

ORDER by District Judge Kea W. Riggs, Respondents shall file a reply with 14 days to 7 Response. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (cab) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

Oct 05, 2026

Order

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Oct 06, 2026

AMENDED ORDER by District Judge Kea W. Riggs re 1 Petition for 2241 Relief filed by Sanjay Kumar. Petitioner shall file a reply within 14 days. [THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (cab) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

Oct 06, 2026

Order

#11

Oct 26, 2026

Order

#12

Oct 26, 2026

Judgment