District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00558

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Sep 21, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Edwin Alexis Casco-Alas. (LRM) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

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Sep 21, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (LRM) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

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Sep 21, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The respondents shall, on or before September 24, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The respondents' answer must include:a. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the lawfulness of the petitioner's detention in light of the issues raised in the petition;b. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the circumstances of the petitioner's initial contact with U.S. immigration officials, the basis for and conditions of his release from custody, if any, and a procedural history of his immigration and release status from the time of his initial encounter with U.S. immigration officials to the present;c. A reasoned memorandum of law and fact explaining the respondents' legal position on the petitioner's claims;d. The government's position on whether an evidentiary hearing should be conducted; ande. Whether petitioner was arrested pursuant to a warrant and, if so, a copy of that warrant.The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before October 1, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Nebraska until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. Copy mailed to pro se party. (LRM) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Order to Show Cause,,,,,, 3 by Attorney Grant K. Dugdale on behalf of Respondent Warden.(Dugdale, Grant) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioner is directed to submit the $5.00 fee to the Clerk's office or submit a request to proceed in forma pauperis within 30 days. Failure to take either action will result in dismissal of this matter without further notice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send to Petitioner the Form AO240 ("Application to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Affidavit"). The Clerk of the Court is directed to set a pro se case management deadline in this matter with the following text: October 22, 2026: Check for MIFP or payment. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. Copy mailed to pro se party with form. (LRM) (Entered: 09/22/2026)