J. H. v. Blanche
Petitioner: J. H.
Respondent: TODD BLANCHE, Attorney General
Amicus Curiae: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ANNA WELCH, CARLOS E. ESTRADA, ERICA SCHAIR-CARDONA, IMMIGRANT LEGAL ADVOCACY PROJECT, JOHN EDWARD WILLSHIRE-CARRERA, MASSACHUSETTS LAW REFORM INSTITUTE, NANCY JEAN KELLY, NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE, SARA P. CRESSEY and BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROGRAM
Case Number: 26-1362
Filed: April 7, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 28, 2026 NINE (9) paper copies of respondent's brief [ # 6846690-2 ] submitted by Respondent Todd Blanche. [26-1362] (LEC) [Entered: 09/28/2026 01:01 PM]
September 24, 2026 RESPONDENT'S BRIEF filed by Respondent Todd Blanche. Served on 09/10/2026. Nine paper copies identical to that of the electronically filed brief must be submitted so that they are received by the court on or before 10/01/2026 . Reply brief due 10/15/2026 for PETITIONER J. H.. [26-1362] (YCC) [Entered: 09/24/2026 04:19 PM]
September 10, 2026 BRIEF tendered by Respondent Todd Blanche. [26-1362] (DEG) [Entered: 09/10/2026 06:50 PM]
July 23, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Respondent Todd Blanche filed by Attorney Daniel Goldman. Served on 07/23/2026. [26-1362] (DEG) [Entered: 07/23/2026 01:08 PM]
July 22, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief filed by Respondent Todd Blanche. Brief due 09/11/2026 for respondent Todd Blanche. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 07/22/2026 08:53 AM]
July 22, 2026 ASSENTED TO MOTION to extend time to file brief filed by Respondent Todd Blanche. Served on 07/22/2026. [26-1362] (SAS) [Entered: 07/22/2026 08:02 AM]
July 20, 2026 FIVE (5) paper copies of appendix [ # 6825400-2 ] submitted by Petitioner J. H.. [26-1362] (LEC) [Entered: 07/23/2026 01:23 PM]
July 20, 2026 NINE (9) paper copies of petitioner's brief [ # 6825399-2 ] submitted by Petitioner J. H.. [26-1362] (LEC) [Entered: 07/23/2026 11:38 AM]
July 13, 2026 PETITIONER'S BRIEF filed by Petitioner J. H. Served on 07/03/2026. Nine paper copies identical to that of the electronically filed brief must be submitted so that they are received by the court on or before 07/20/2026 . Brief due 08/12/2026 for RESPONDENT Todd Blanche. [26-1362] (NP) [Entered: 07/13/2026 11:00 AM]
July 13, 2026 APPENDIX filed by Petitioner J. H. Served on 07/03/2026. Five paper copies of the electronically filed appendix must be submitted so that they are received by the court on or before 07/20/2026. [26-1362] (NP) [Entered: 07/13/2026 11:04 AM]
July 10, 2026 NINE (9) paper copies of amici brief [ # 6824155-2 ] submitted by Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, Boston University School Of Law Immigrants Rights And Human Trafficking Program, Sara P. Cressey, Carlos E. Estrada, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Nancy Jean Kelly, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Erica Schair-Cardona, Anna Welch and John Edward Willshire-Carrera. [26-1362] (LEC) [Entered: 07/14/2026 01:42 PM]
July 8, 2026 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF filed by Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, Boston University School Of Law Immigrants Rights And Human Trafficking Program, Sara P. Cressey, Carlos E. Estrada, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Nancy Jean Kelly, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Erica Schair-Cardona, Anna Welch, and John Edward Willshire-Carrera in support of Petitioner. Served on 07/01/2026. Nine paper copies identical to that of the electronically filed brief must be submitted so that they are received by the court on or before 07/15/2026 . [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 07/08/2026 10:39 AM]
July 7, 2026 DISCLOSURE statement filed by Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, Boston University School Of Law Immigrants Rights And Human Trafficking Program, Sara P. Cressey, Carlos E. Estrada, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Nancy Jean Kelly, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Erica Schair-Cardona, Anna Welch and John Edward Willshire-Carrera. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 07/07/2026 12:10 PM]
July 3, 2026 APPENDIX tendered by Petitioner J. H.. Served on 07/03/2026. [26-1362] (ICF) [Entered: 07/03/2026 06:32 PM]
July 3, 2026 BRIEF tendered by Petitioner J. H.. [26-1362] (ICF) [Entered: 07/03/2026 06:06 PM]
July 2, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER directing Petitioner J. H. to file a conforming brief and appendix. Brief and Appendix due 07/09/2026. [26-1362] (JMK) [Entered: 07/02/2026 03:15 PM]
July 2, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Movant(s) First Circuit-based immigration law practitioners, nonprofit organizations, immigration law professors, and a law school clinic filed by Attorney SangYeob Kim. Served on 07/02/2026. [26-1362] (SK) [Entered: 07/02/2026 12:54 PM]
July 2, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Movant(s) First Circuit-based immigration law practitioners, nonprofit organizations, immigration law professors, and a law firm filed by Attorney Chelsea Eddy. Served on 07/02/2026. [26-1362] (CE) [Entered: 07/02/2026 09:33 AM]
July 2, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Movant(s) First Circuit-based immigration law practitioners, nonprofit organizations, law school professors, and a law school clinic filed by Attorney Gilles Bissonnette. Served on 07/02/2026. [26-1362] (GRB) [Entered: 07/02/2026 08:58 AM]
July 2, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Movant(s) First Circuit-based immigration law practitioners, nonprofit organizations, immigration law professors, and a law school clinic filed by Attorney SangYeob Kim. Served on 07/02/2026. [26-1362] CLERK'S NOTE: The ECF filer did not select the option that best describes the document. Correction made by clerk's office. No further action required. (SK) [Entered: 07/02/2026 04:46 AM]
July 1, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Movant(s) First Circuit-based immigration law practitioners, nonprofit organizations, immigration law professors, and a law school clinic filed by Attorney Caroline Meade. Served on 07/01/2026. [26-1362] (CM) [Entered: 07/01/2026 05:39 PM]
July 1, 2026 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF tendered by First Circuit-based immigration law practitioners, nonprofit organizations, immigration law professors, and a law school clinic. [26-1362] (CM) [Entered: 07/01/2026 05:33 PM]
June 24, 2026 APPENDIX tendered by Petitioner J. H.. Served on 06/24/2026. [26-1362] (ICF) [Entered: 06/24/2026 05:23 PM]
June 24, 2026 BRIEF tendered by Petitioner J. H.. [26-1362] (ICF) [Entered: 06/24/2026 04:57 PM]
June 20, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Petitioner J. H. filed by Attorney Irene C. Freidel. Served on 06/20/2026. [26-1362] (ICF) [Entered: 06/20/2026 10:38 AM]
May 15, 2026 BRIEFING schedule set. Brief and Appendix due 06/24/2026 for petitioner J. H. Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 31(a), respondent's brief will be due 30 days following service of petitioner's brief and petitioner's reply brief will be due 21 days following service of respondent's brief. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 05/15/2026 02:33 PM]
May 15, 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE record. [26-1362] (TS) [Entered: 05/15/2026 11:51 AM]
April 30, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER entered by Joshua D. Dunlap, Appellate Judge: Petitioner's motion to proceed under a pseudonym is resolved as follows: the court opened this proceeding using the pseudonym provided by petitioner for purposes of the case caption and docket, and the court will continue to require pseudonyms and omit reference to petitioner's A-number for those purposes and in any opinions, orders, judgments, or other dispositions. In filings to which remote access is limited under Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(5) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(c), including the parties' submissions and the administrative record, the use of the pseudonym shall be required only in the caption. The motion to seal the unredacted petition for review is granted with respect to the petition itself but denied with respect to the attached agency decisions. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/30/2026 03:01 PM]
April 17, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER entered by David J. Barron, Chief Appellate Judge; Seth Robert Aframe, Appellate Judge and Joshua D. Dunlap, Appellate Judge: Petitioner J.H. seeks a stay of removal pending the resolution of his petition for review. Petitioner's motion is allowed, and petitioner's removal is stayed. If the petition for review is denied -- and absent further order of court prescribing a different result -- the stay of removal will expire when mandate issues. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/17/2026 09:21 AM]
April 16, 2026 Request to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Petitioner J. H. is pending in the Court of Appeals. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/16/2026 02:45 PM]
April 16, 2026 MOTION to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Petitioner J. H.. Served on 04/16/2026. [26-1362] (MPH) [Entered: 04/16/2026 02:34 PM]
April 16, 2026 REPLY filed by Petitioner J. H. to response [ # 6801004-2 ]. Served on 04/16/2026. [26-1362] (MPH) [Entered: 04/16/2026 02:15 PM]
April 13, 2026 REPLY filed by Petitioner J. H. to response [ # 6800787-2 ]. Served on 04/13/2026. [26-1362] (MPH) [Entered: 04/13/2026 11:22 AM]
April 10, 2026 RESPONSE filed by Respondent Todd Blanche to motion to stay removal [ # 6800015-2 ]. Served on 04/10/2026. [26-1362] (SAS) [Entered: 04/10/2026 01:09 PM]
April 10, 2026 RESPONSE filed by Respondent Todd Blanche to motion [ # 6799982-2 ], motion [ # 6800179-2 ]. Served on 04/10/2026. [26-1362] (SAS) [Entered: 04/10/2026 05:49 PM]
April 8, 2026 MOTION To Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by Petitioner J. H.. Served on 04/08/2026. [26-1362] (MPH) [Entered: 04/08/2026 06:44 PM]
April 8, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Petitioner J. H. filed by Attorney Mary Holper. Served on 04/08/2026. [26-1362] (MPH) [Entered: 04/08/2026 06:40 PM]
April 8, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER entered: Upon consideration, the motion to withdraw Attorney Bernard Joseph and Attorney Anthony P. Nicastro as counsel for Respondent is granted. Attorney Bernard Joseph and Attorney Anthony P. Nicastro are hereby withdrawn as counsel in this petition for review, and Respondent will continue to be represented by the remaining counsel of record. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/08/2026 04:27 PM]
April 8, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER entered: Petitioner has filed a motion to stay removal. This order is issued in accordance with First Circuit Local Rule 18.0. Removal of the petitioner is hereby stayed for ten business days from the date of this order. The government shall file its response to the motion in accordance with the Local Rule. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/08/2026 03:35 PM]
April 8, 2026 NOTICE of intent to remove petitioner filed by Respondent Todd Blanche. Petitioner is scheduled for removal on or after 04/13/2026. Served on 04/08/2026. [26-1362] (SAS) [Entered: 04/08/2026 02:36 PM]
April 8, 2026 MOTION to stay removal filed by Petitioner J. H.. Served on 04/08/2026. [26-1362] (MPH) [Entered: 04/08/2026 02:35 PM]
April 8, 2026 MOTION for Attorney Anthony Paul Nicastro and Bernard Joseph to withdraw as counsel filed by Respondent Todd Blanche. Served on 04/08/2026. [26-1362] (SAS) [Entered: 04/08/2026 02:34 PM]
April 8, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Respondent Todd Blanche filed by Attorney Stefanie A. Svoren-Jay. Served on 04/08/2026. [26-1362] (SAS) [Entered: 04/08/2026 10:24 AM]
April 7, 2026 MOTION to seal unredacted petition for review filed by Petitioner J. H. Served on 04/07/2026. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/08/2026 01:38 PM]
April 7, 2026 NOTICE regarding application of Local Rule 18.0. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/07/2026 04:35 PM]
April 7, 2026 PLEADING tendered: Sealed Petition for Review filed by Petitioner J. H. Served on 04/07/2026. [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/08/2026 01:39 PM]
April 7, 2026 AGENCY CASE docketed. Petition for review filed by Petitioner J. H.. Appearance form and Fee due 04/21/2026 . Administrative record due 05/18/2026 . Copy of petition served on respondent pursuant to FRAP 15(c). [26-1362] (AVN) [Entered: 04/07/2026 04:25 PM]

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