Middle District of Tennessee • 3:26-cv-01726

#1

Oct 30, 2026

VERIFIED PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATNMDC-4715330.), filed by Jinalben Hiren Patel. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)(mg) (Entered: 10/30/2026)

#2

Oct 30, 2026

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 217 to parties re obligation of counsel to keep Court apprised of current contact information. (mg) (Entered: 10/30/2026)

#3

Oct 30, 2026

NOTICE/INFORMATION regarding Consent of the Parties to the Magistrate Judge. (mg) (Entered: 10/30/2026)

#4

Oct 30, 2026

NOTICE of Summons to be Issued as to CHRISTOPHER S. BULLOCK; DAVID VENTURELLA; MARKWAYNE MULLIN; and TODD BLANCHE. Counsel is responsible for printing and serving the summons after it is issued by the Clerk's Office. (Patel, Disha) (Entered: 10/30/2026)

Oct 30, 2026

NOTICE TO FILER re DE# 1 : Counsel failed to include the mandatory description of the attached exhibits. Counsel is directed to file a notice that lists each exhibit with a brief description. (mg)

Oct 30, 2026

NOTICE TO FILER re DE# 1 : This document has been scanned. Documents generated from a word processor (Word or WordPerfect) should NOT be scanned, but rather printed directly to PDF via a PDF writer. Document must be text searchable. You do not have to refile this document, however, future scanned pleadings of this nature may require refiling. (mg)

#5

Oct 31, 2026

First MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Jinalben Hiren Patel. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment Proposed Order)(Patel, Disha) (Entered: 10/31/2026)

#6

Nov 01, 2026

NOTICE of Summons to be Issued as to CHRISTOPHER S. BULLOCK; DAVID VENTURELLA; MARKWAYNE MULLIN; AND TODD BLANCHE. Counsel is responsible for printing and serving the summons after it is issued by the Clerk's Office. (Patel, Disha) (Entered: 11/01/2026)

#7

Nov 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Mercedes C. Maynor-Faulcon on behalf of Todd Blanche, Christopher S. Bullock, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella (Maynor-Faulcon, Mercedes) (Entered: 11/02/2026)

#8

Nov 02, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, EXPEDITED RETURN, AND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER: [T]he Emergency Motion is GRANTED to the extent stated below. Respondents are ORDERED, within three business days after entry of this Order, to SHOW CAUSE why the Petition and the relief requested therein should not be granted. Pending further order of the Court, Respondents and all persons acting in concert with them who receive actual notice of this Order are TEMPORARILY RESTRAINED from transferring Petitioner outside the Middle District of Tennessee if she presently is confined within this District, or outside Tennessee if he already has been transferred elsewhere within the State. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 11/2/2026. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (sv) (Entered: 11/02/2026)

#9

Nov 03, 2026

Summons issued as to Todd Blanche, Christopher S. Bullock, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella. Counsel is responsible for printing and serving the summons after it is issued by the Clerk's Office. (ch) (Entered: 11/03/2026)

Nov 03, 2026

TN State Bar status verified as active for Mercedes C. Maynor-Faulcon and Disha Shashikant Patel admitted to this court. (ch)

#10

Nov 05, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Todd Blanche, Christopher S. Bullock, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella re 8 Order to Show Cause, Expedited Return, and Temporary Restraining Order, 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Jinalben Hiren Patel TO PETITIONERS PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Collective Exhibit A - Immigration Documents)(Maynor-Faulcon, Mercedes) Modified on 11/6/2026 (ch). (Entered: 11/05/2026)

#11

Nov 06, 2026

REPLY filed by Jinalben Hiren Patel re 10 Response (Non-Motion or 2255 Petition), filed by Markwayne Mullin, Christopher S. Bullock, David Venturella, Todd Blanche. (Patel, Disha) (Entered: 11/06/2026)

#12

Nov 06, 2026

MEMORANDUM & ORDER: [T]he writ of habeas corpus requested by the petitioner, Jinalben Hiren Patel, is GRANTED. The court DECLARES that Patel is subject to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)'s discretionary detention framework. The court FURTHER DECLARES that Patel's continued detention is unlawful and violates her due process rights. The Government is ORDERED to immediately release Patel from custody in Nashville by 1:00 p.m. CST on Monday, November, 9, 2026, with all possessions, property, and documents that Patel had at the time she was taken into custody. The Government is FURTHER ORDERED to file a Status Report with the court no later than 4 p.m. CST on November 9, 2026 to certify compliance with this Order. All other relief requested and not addressed herein is DENIED. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 11/6/2026. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ch) (Entered: 11/06/2026)