District of Nebraska • 4:26-cv-03337

#1

Oct 05, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus on behalf of Jose Enrique Pineda Paz. (LRM) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

#2

Oct 05, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (LRM) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

#3

Oct 06, 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: November 5, 2026: Check for MIFP or payment. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. Copy mailed to pro se party with form. (RMR) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

#4

Oct 06, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - 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 Duties of the Direc tor of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement per Petitioner's Complaint. The Clerk of the Court shall then add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti for the federal Respondents solely for the purpose of providing notice and so that th e U.S. Attorney's Office may assign counsel of record and shall, after doing so, regenerate the filing for the petition. The respondents shall, on or before October 15, 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 petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before October 22, 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 Joseph F. Bataillon. Copy mailed to pro se party. (RMR)

#5

Oct 09, 2026

Response

#6

Oct 09, 2026

Index

#7

Oct 09, 2026

Declaration

#8

Oct 09, 2026

Certificate

#9

Oct 19, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#10

Oct 20, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, Filing No. 9 , is granted. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. Copy mailed to pro se party. (RMR)

#11

Oct 23, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Filing No. 1 , is granted. Respondents shall release Petitioner from custody as soon as practicable, no later than 48 hours from the filing of this Order. Respondents must r elease Petitioner with all personal effects including identification documents and immigration documents, and without conditions such as location tracking devices. Respondents shall provide the Court with a status update concerning Petitioner's release by no later than 5:00 P.M. on November 3, 2026. Should Respondents re-detain Petitioner, they must afford him a prompt bond determination hearing. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. Copy mailed to pro se party. (LRM)

#12

Oct 23, 2026

Judgment - Pro Se

#13

Oct 28, 2026

Status Report