Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01784

#1

Sep 10, 2026

Remark: Habeas Petition lodged without Motion for In Forma Pauperis or payment of filing fee (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Motion for Immediate Release/Bond Hearing, # 4 Envelope) (kss) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

#2

Sep 10, 2026

ORDER that the Clerk of Court is to mark this case CLOSED. On 9/10/2026, pro se Petitioner ELDER DONALDO MEZA-FLORES lodged the instant case without filing a motion to proceed in forma pauperis or paying the applicable filing fee. ECF No. 1. Accordingly IT IS HEREBY ORDERED Petitioner must either (1) pay the $5.00 filing fee, which will reopen his case, or (2) submit a motion to proceed in forma pauperis using civil form AO 239 Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Long Form), which is available on the Court's website at https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/application-proceed-district-court-without-prepaying-fees-or-costs-long-form. If that motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, the case will be reopened. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 9/10/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

#3

Sep 10, 2026

Remark: Cover letter filed with 1 Lodged Complaint (cel) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

Sep 10, 2026

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand added. (kss)

Sep 10, 2026

Order Dismissing Case

#4

Sep 17, 2026

Reopen Case

Sep 21, 2026

Order on Motion to Reopen Case

#6

Sep 29, 2026

ATTORNEY Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Credit Card Required)

#7

Sep 29, 2026

Hearing AND Miscellaneous Relief (Use ONLY if no other relief applies)

Oct 01, 2026

Order on Motion for Hearing AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

#10

Oct 02, 2026

Case Management Order

#11

Oct 06, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer L Peresie on behalf of ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, CALEB VITELLO, WARDEN, MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER. (Peresie, Jennifer) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

#12

Oct 06, 2026

SCHEDULING ORDER. Response to 6 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus due by 10/16/2026; Reply due 10/26/2026. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/06/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

Oct 06, 2026

Order

#13

Oct 08, 2026

RESPONSE to 6 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, CALEB VITELLO, WARDEN, MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3) (Peresie, Jennifer) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

#14

Oct 09, 2026

ORDER GRANTING IN PART and DENYING IN PART 6 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner, a noncitizen detained by Respondents at Moshannon Valley Processing Center, seeks, inter alia, immediate release from custody or, in the alternative, an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge. ECF No. 6. Respondents assert that Petitioner is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and thus agree that Petitioner is entitled to an individualized bond hearing. ECF No. 13 at 1. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED IN PART, as follows: within thirty days of this Order, Petitioner must receive an individualized bond hearing conducted by an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226. If Petitioner does not receive a bond hearing by that date, or if the immigration judge declines to conduct a bond hearing based on Matter of Yajure Hurtado, Respondents shall immediately release Petitioner from custody. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petition is DENIED in all other respects. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case CLOSED. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/9/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 10/09/2026)

#15

Oct 09, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT entered consistent with the above order (ECF No. 14). Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 10/9/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (tmc) (Entered: 10/09/2026)

Oct 09, 2026

Order

Oct 09, 2026

Judgment