District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00647

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Oct 23, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Oct 23, 2026

Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Oct 23, 2026

Notice by Clerk (Pro Se Case)

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Oct 23, 2026

Letter by Clerk Requesting Trust Account Statement

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Oct 23, 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 Warden. McCook, and add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti for the other resp ondents solely for the purpose of providing notice and so that the 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 30, 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 nece ssary 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 ny documentation in the respondents' possession relevant to the petitioner's claim to be a member of a plaintiff class in Immigr. Ctr. for Women & Child. v. Noem, 351 F.R.D. 324 (C.D. Cal. 2026), including any I-360 petition and the alleged basis for such petition (to the extent it may be lawfully disclosed pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1367).d. A reasoned memorandum of law and fact explaining the respondents' legal position on the petitioner's claims;e. The governm ent's position on whether an evidentiary hearing should be conducted; andf. 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 Novemb er 6, 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)

Oct 23, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Oct 30, 2026

Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading

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Oct 30, 2026

Response

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Oct 30, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading

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Nov 03, 2026

Response

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Nov 03, 2026

Index

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Nov 03, 2026

Declaration

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Nov 03, 2026

Certificate