District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00546

#1

Sep 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by pro se petitioner Ernesto Haro Chavez. (TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#2

Sep 17, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis on behalf of Petitioner Ernesto Haro Chavez.(TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#3

Sep 17, 2026

Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Expedited Order to Show Cause on behalf of Petitioner Ernesto Haro Chavez. (TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#4

Sep 17, 2026

MOTION for Appointment of Counsel on behalf of Petitioner Ernesto Haro Chavez. (TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#5

Sep 17, 2026

DECLARATION on behalf of Petitioner Ernesto Haro Chavez.(TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#6

Sep 17, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#7

Sep 17, 2026

LETTER by Clerk requesting plaintiff's trust account statement from institution. Letter sent to Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. (TCL) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

#8

Sep 17, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, Filing No. 2 , is granted. The next step in this case is for the Court to conduct a preliminary review of the habeas corpus petition in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases. The Court will conduct this review in its normal course of business. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party). (TCL)

#9

Sep 17, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - IT IS ORDERED: The Clerk of the Court shall, before docketing this order, add Todd W. Blanche, U.S. Attorney General; Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security; and David J. Venturella, Senior Official Performing the Duti es of the Director of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement per Petitioner's Complaint. The Clerk shall then add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric W. Synowicki as counsel for the federal Respondent s and shall, after doing so, regenerate the filing for the petition. The respondents shall, on or before September 23, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the wri t should not be granted. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before September 30, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Nebraska until further order of th e Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, Filing No. 3 , is granted to the extent set forth herein. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party). (TCL)