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civil · Ashland division · 0:26-cv-00074

Hawthorne v. United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, filed May 1, 2026.

Docket number
0:26-cv-00074
Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky — Ashland
Date filed
May 1, 2026
Assigned to
S. Chad Meredith
Referred to
P. So
Nature of suit
463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
Jurisdiction
U.S. Government Defendant
Jury demand
None
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Recent docket entries

Date#Entry
May 5, 20265ORDER: 1) Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, (Dkt. 2 ), is DENIED. 2) Within (21) days, Hawthorne shall FILE response indicating whether Petition, (Dkt. 1 ), should be treated as a petitioner for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 or as a civil action. 3) Court will enter further Orders once Hawthorne has filed response or deadline for him to do so has passed. Signed by District Judge S. Chad Meredith on 5/5/2026. (JDL)cc: Damion Hawthorne by US Mail. Modified Text on 5/5/2026 (JDL). (Entered: 05/05/2026)
May 5, 2026***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of PSO for review: re 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Damion Hawthorne (HAH)
May 1, 20261PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Damion Hawthorne, pro se. (Attachments: # 1 - Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 2 Exhibit A - Notice of Revocation, # 3 Exhibit B - Immigration Detainter Notice, # 4 Exhibit C - Board of Immigration Appeals Letter, # 5 Exhibit D - DOJ/EOIR Response to BIA Letter, # 6 Exhibit E - Sentence Monitoring Data, # 7 Exhibit F - FSA Time Credit Assessment, # 8 Exhibit G - Petitioner Contacting Mr. Barney, # 9 Exhibit H - Certified Mail Receipt to Mr. John Korkin, # 10 - Request for Withdrawal of Inmate's Funds, # 11 - Env not PM)(HAH) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

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