KONNEH v. BARR et al
Petitioner: ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH
Respondent: Acting Secretary CHAD WOLF, Director of EOIR JAMES MCHENRY, Attorney General WILLIAM P. BARR, Chairman of BIA DAVID H WETMORE, Field Off. Director JOHN TSOUKARIS, Deputy Director TONY H PHAM and Warden MICHAEL RUSSO
Case Number: 2:2020cv18065
Filed: December 4, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Kevin McNulty
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2241
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 16, 2021 Filing 22 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH for proceedings held on N/A before Judge N/A, (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(JOHNSON, MATTHEW)
January 6, 2021 Filing 21 USCA Case Number 21-1023 for #20 Notice of Appeal (USCA), filed by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. USCA Case Manager Stephanie (Document Restricted - Court Only) (ca3amr)
January 5, 2021 Notice to Court of Appeals re #18 Order of Dismissal, #16 Opinion (qa, )
January 4, 2021 Filing 20 NOTICE OF APPEAL as to #16 Opinion, #18 Order by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. The Clerk's Office hereby certifies the record and the docket sheet available through ECF to be the certified list in lieu of the record and/or the certified copy of the docket entries. Appeal Record due by 1/18/2021. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Order of the District Court, Dec. 23, 2020, #2 Exhibit B: Opinion of the District Court, Dec. 23, 2020, #3 Affidavit Accompanying Motion for Permission to Appeal in Forma Pauperis, #4 Certificate of Service)(JOHNSON, MATTHEW) Modified on 1/5/2021 (qa, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 1/5/2021) (dam, ). (Attachment 2 replaced on 1/5/2021) (dam, ).
January 4, 2021 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by MATTHEW ANTHONY JOHNSON on behalf of ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(JOHNSON, MATTHEW)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDERED that the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and Complaint for Declaratory, Injunctive, and Mandamus Relief (DE 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction; and it is further ORDERED that the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (DE 8) is DENIED in light of the petitions dismissal; etc. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/23/2020. (nic, )
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #14 Motion to Seal Document. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/23/2020. (nic, )
December 23, 2020 Filing 16 OPINION. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/23/2020. (nic, )
December 22, 2020 Filing 15 Letter from Petitioner-Plaintiff. (CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 18, 2020 Filing 14 MOTION to Seal Document #7 Exhibit Index,, #4 Exhibit (to Document),, by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Brittany Castle, #2 Index, #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Certificate of Service)(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 18, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #14 MOTION to Seal Document #7 Exhibit Index,, #4 Exhibit (to Document),, . Motion set for 1/19/2021 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )
December 14, 2020 Filing 13 BRIEF Reply Brief in Support of Plaintiff-Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, Tazu v. Atty Gen., No. 19-1715, Doc. No. 003113250165 (3d. Cir. May 29, 2019), #2 Exhibit 2, Melvin C.V. v. Barr, No. 20-cv-12995 (JMV), Dkt. 11 (D.N.J. Sept. 25, 2020))(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 10, 2020 Filing 12 BRIEF In Opposition to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Habeas Petition (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Notice to Appear, #2 Exhibit B, Criminal History Record, #3 Exhibit C, BIA Decision, #4 Exhibit D, Order of Removal, #5 Exhibit E, Romeo S.K. v. John Tsoukaris, 2:20-cv-05512-JMV, Opinion, #6 Exhibit F, Third Circuit Order, #7 Exhibit G, December 4, 2020 BIA Order, #8 Exhibit H, Petition for Review Stay of Removal Application, #9 Exhibit I, Rizza Jane G.A. v. Orlando Rodriguez, 2:20-cv-05922-ES, Letter Order, #10 Exhibit J, Stephen I. O. v. William Anderon, 2:20-cv-13153-JMV, Opinion and Order)(HAJDARPASIC, ENES)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice admitting Anna Byers, Esq., etc. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/7/2020. (nic, )
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MEMORANDUM & ORDER granting #8 Motion for TRO, insofar as, for the purpose of maintaining the status quo pending a determination as to the Court's jurisdiction over this proceeding, Petitioners transfer and removal is TEMPORARILY STAYED for fourteen (14) days pending the response by Respondents and pending further order by this Court. Signed by Judge Kevin McNulty on 12/7/2020. (nic, )
December 7, 2020 Filing 9 Letter from AUSA Hajdarpasic Regarding Petitioner's Request for a TRO. (HAJDARPASIC, ENES)
December 7, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . Motion set for 1/4/2021 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )
December 5, 2020 Filing 8 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Temporary Restraining Order, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Certificate of Service)(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 5, 2020 Filing 7 Exhibit Index to Re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #3 Exhibit Index,, #6 Exhibit Index,. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 14, Excerpt of Mr. Konneh's Medical Records, #2 Exhibit 15, Medical Expert Letter from Dr. Qadeer, MD, AAHIVS, #3 Certificate of Service)(CASTLE, BRITTANY)NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Counsel is advised that pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.3(c)(2), a single, consolidated motion to seal shall be filed within 14 days following the completed briefing of the materials sought to be sealed, or within 14 days following the date on which the last of such materials was filed under temporary seal if the motion is resolved, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
December 5, 2020 Filing 6 Exhibit Index to Re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, #3 Exhibit Index,,. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 12, BIA Decision denying Mr. Konnehs motion to stay removal, dated December 4, 2020, #2 Exhibit 13, Response from Freedom of Information Act request containing 200 boilerplate BIA stay determinations, #3 Certificate of Service)(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 4, 2020 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Anna Byers by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Brittany Castle, #2 Declaration of Anna Byers, #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Certificate of Service)(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 4, 2020 Filing 4 Exhibit to #3 Exhibit Index,, Ex. 5, Declaration of H. Donzo by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. (CASTLE, BRITTANY)NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Counsel is advised that pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.3(c)(2), a single, consolidated motion to seal shall be filed within 14 days following the completed briefing of the materials sought to be sealed, or within 14 days following the date on which the last of such materials was filed under temporary seal if the motion is resolved, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
December 4, 2020 Filing 3 Exhibit Index to Re #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, Motion to Reopen, #2 Exhibit 2, Declaration of Romeo Konneh, #3 Exhibit 3, Expert Declaration of Dr. Maarten Bedert, Ph.D, #4 Exhibit 4, Letter from F. Bamba, #5 Exhibit 6, Declaration of Romeo Konneh related to ineffective assistance of counsel, #6 Exhibit 7, Documentation of Facebook Threat, #7 Exhibit 8, Notice to Appear, #8 Exhibit 9, Affidavit of Attorney Anna Byers, #9 Exhibit 10, Excerpt of Transcript from Immigration Judge Hearing, #10 Exhibit 11, BIA Decision, #11 Certificate of Service)(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 4, 2020 Filing 2 Exhibit to #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Civil Cover Sheet] by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH. (CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 4, 2020 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Complaint for Declaratory, Injunctive, and Mandamus Relief ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-11762597.), filed by ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH.(CASTLE, BRITTANY)
December 4, 2020 Set Deadlines as to #5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Anna Byers. Motion set for 1/4/2021 before Judge Kevin McNulty. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )
December 4, 2020 Case Assigned to Judge Kevin McNulty. (ak, )

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Respondent: Acting Secretary CHAD WOLF
Represented By: ENES HAJDARPASIC
Represented By: JOHN ANDREW RUYMANN
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Respondent: Director of EOIR JAMES MCHENRY
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Respondent: Attorney General WILLIAM P. BARR
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Respondent: Chairman of BIA DAVID H WETMORE
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Respondent: Field Off. Director JOHN TSOUKARIS
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Respondent: Deputy Director TONY H PHAM
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Respondent: Warden MICHAEL RUSSO
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Petitioner: ROMEO SEKOU KONNEH
Represented By: BRITTANY CASTLE
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