Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01898

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Sep 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9902939), filed by QIN MING CHEN. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Barchiesi, Robert) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

Sep 25, 2026

Judge Joy Flowers Conti presiding. (cel)

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Sep 28, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 9/28/2026. (map) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

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Oct 01, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Compliance re 2 Case Management Order by Robert C. Barchiesi, II on behalf of QIN MING CHEN (Barchiesi, Robert) (Entered: 10/01/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Caden Meier on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, JOSEPH B. EDLOW, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, DAVID J. VENTURELLA, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER. (Meier, Caden) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 06, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and, MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by QIN MING CHEN. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Certificate of Nonconcurrence) (Barchiesi, Robert) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

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Oct 06, 2026

BRIEF in Support re 5 Motion for TRO, Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by QIN MING CHEN. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit in Support of Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction, # 2 Published Opinion, # 3 Published Opinion) (Barchiesi, Robert) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

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Oct 07, 2026

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Unassigned for all further proceedings. Judge Joy Flowers Conti no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 10/7/2026. Text-only entry; No PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (map) (Entered: 10/07/2026)

Oct 07, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

Oct 08, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan presiding. Unassigned no longer assigned to case. (cww)

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Oct 09, 2026

ORDER denying 5 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for Preliminary Injunction for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner, a native of the People's Republic of China, is currently detained at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, and seeks to enjoin Respondent(s) from executing a removal order pending resolution of pending administrative processes and the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pending before the Court. Congress has divested federal courts of authority "to hear any cause or claim by or on behalf of any alien arising from the decision by the Attorney General to commence proceedings, adjudicate cases, or execute removal orders against any alien under this chapter." 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g). The Third Circuit has concluded, under § 1252(g), that district courts lack jurisdiction to enjoin removal of aliens pending exhaustion of the provisional-waiver and BIA processes. Tazu v. Att'y Gen. United States, 975 F.3d 292, 296-98 (3d Cir. 2020) ("The Attorney General may thus decide to execute Tazu's valid removal order when he chooses. The statute shields that prosecutorial discretion from judicial review apart from a petition for review."); see also Khan v. U.S. Dept of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-14246, 2025 WL 3720100, at *4 (D.N.J. Dec. 23, 2025) ("To the extent Petitioner seeks to stay or enjoin the execution of his final order of removal pending resolution of his motion to reopen before the BIA, this Court lacks jurisdiction under § 1252(g)."). Consistent with this authority, this Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to enjoin Petitioner's removal order. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's 5 motion is DENIED. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan 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. (pak) (Entered: 10/09/2026)

Oct 09, 2026

Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for TRO

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Oct 15, 2026

Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Oct 19, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

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Nov 03, 2026

Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Nov 04, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply