District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00587

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Oct 02, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANEDC-5661102), by Attorney Paul J. Forney on behalf of CESAR RODRIGUEZ CALZADA(Forney, Paul) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

TEXT NOTICE OF JUDGES ASSIGNED: Senior Judge John M. Gerrard and Magistrate Judge Ryan C. Carson assigned. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2), the parties are notified that, if all parties consent, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a jury or nonjury trial, subject to the courts rules and policies governing the assignment of judges in civil cases. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73; NEGenR 1.4. (RJS) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

SUPPLEMENT regarding Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 by Attorney Paul J. Forney on behalf of Petitioner CESAR RODRIGUEZ CALZADA.(Forney, Paul) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The Clerk of the Court shall, before docketing this order, add Grant Dugdale of the Nebraska Attorney General's Office as counsel for Rob Jeffreys, Director Of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, and add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric W. Synowicki as counsel for the other respondents, and shall after doing so regenerate the filing for the petition. The respondents shall, on or before October 9, 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 16, 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. (LRM) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

Oct 02, 2026

Assignment of Judges

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Oct 05, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 by Attorney Eric W. Synowicki on behalf of Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Todd Lyons.(Synowicki, Eric) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

INDEX in support of Response 5 by Attorney Eric W. Synowicki on behalf of Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Todd Lyons.(Synowicki, Eric) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

DECLARATION regarding Response 5 by Attorney Eric W. Synowicki on behalf of Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Todd Lyons. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Form I-862 Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit Form I-200 Warrant for Arrest)(Synowicki, Eric) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 09, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Order to Show Cause,,,,,,, 4 by Attorney Grant K. Dugdale on behalf of Respondent Rob Jeffreys.(Dugdale, Grant) (Entered: 10/09/2026)