Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01800

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Sep 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number 300001256), filed by ALVARO VERTIZ-REYES. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt, # 2 Envelope) (ert) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#2

Sep 11, 2026

BRIEF in Support of 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by ALVARO VERTIZ-REYES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Envelope) (ert) Modified text on 9/15/2026. (ert) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 15, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (ert)

#3

Sep 16, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. 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 9/16/2026. (pak) (Entered: 09/16/2026)

#4

Sep 18, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jerome A. Moschetta on behalf of ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, WARDEN. (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

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Oct 16, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, WARDEN. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit) (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 10/16/2026)

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Oct 22, 2026

ORDER. For the reasons stated in Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, No. 26-1150, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026), the Court GRANTS the 1 habeas petition and ISSUES the writ, on these terms: (1) Respondents shall cause Petitioner to be taken to a neutral immigration judge of the Executive Office of Immigration Review for an individualized bond hearing to occur within 30 days of this order, or else release Petitioner by such date. (2) Respondents shall ensure that such a hearing include the required due process, i.e., at a minimum, factfinding based on a record produced before the decisionmaker and disclosed to Petitioner; an opportunity to make arguments on the Petitioner's behalf; and the right to an individualized determination of Petitioner's interests. See Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022). (3) Petitioner shall be responsible for securing the necessary transcripts and record of the bond hearing. The Court further finds that Respondents' position was substantially justified in this case, so no fees shall be awarded. The Court trusts the immigration judge to comply with this order and ensure that Petitioner is provided due process, and therefore the immigration judge shall explain his or her individualized determination on the record. See Kamara v. Atty Gen. of U.S., 420 F.3d 202, 212 (3d Cir. 2005). The Clerk of Court shall mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/22/2026. 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: 10/22/2026)

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Oct 22, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT, entered consistent with the above order (ECF 6). Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/22/2026. 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: 10/22/2026)

Oct 22, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

Oct 22, 2026

Order