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civil · Covington division · 2:26-cv-00082

Patel v. Field Office Director

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, filed Feb. 24, 2026.

Docket number
2:26-cv-00082
Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky — Covington
Date filed
Feb. 24, 2026
Assigned to
David L. Bunning
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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Parties (as listed)

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Recent docket entries

Date#Entry
Feb. 24, 20261EMERGENCY PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number 2000003074.), filed by Sheetalben Tarunkumar Patel. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Receipt, # 3 Ex 1-Notice to Appear, # 4 Ex 2-Order of Release, # 5 Ex 3-Call in Letter, # 6 Ex 4-Order of Immigration Judge, # 7 Ex 5-Immigration Court Documents)(TJG) (Entered: 02/24/2026)
Feb. 24, 2026NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY TO Mazher M. Shah-Khan re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Sheetalben Tarunkumar Patel, 3 MOTION for Mazher M. Shan-Khan to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sheetalben Tarunkumar Patel;attorney failed to submit a proposed order as anelectronic attachment to the motion. Entry by attorney; within 7 calendardays, prepare a document entitled Notice of Filing (with a certificate ofservice), file the Notice using the event Notice of Filing, attach the proposedorder, and create a link to the related docket entry. cc: COR cc: COR (TJG)
Feb. 24, 2026***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of David L. Bunning for review: re 2 EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Sheetalben Tarunkumar Patel, 3 MOTION for Mazher M. Shan-Khan to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sheetalben Tarunkumar Patel (TJG)

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