Abdi v. Duke, et al.
Defendant: Thomas Brophy, Jeffrey Searls, Jefferson Sessions and Elaine C Duke
Petitioner: Hanad Abdi and Johan Barrios Ramos
Case Number: 1:2017cv00721
Filed: July 28, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Western District of New York
Office: Buffalo Office
County: Erie
Presiding Judge: Elizabeth A. Wolford
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 201 ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 01/05/2022. (CDH) (A copy of this Order was mailed to Petitioner Hanad Abdi at his last known address) -CLERK TO FOLLOW UP-
October 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 193 DECISION AND ORDER granting 189 MOTION for Preliminary Approval of Proposed Class Action Settlement and Notice and scheduling Final Approval Hearing for 12/15/2021 at 2:00 p.m. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 10/22/2021. (CDH)
September 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 151 DECISION AND ORDER granting 102 Motion to Decertify Subclass; denying as moot 91 Motion to Vacate Preliminary Injunction; denying as moot 122 Motion to Enforce Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 09/24/2019. (CDH)
April 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 129 DECISION AND ORDER granting in part 122 Petitioners' Motion to Enforce Preliminary Injunction and Class Reporting Order by Hanad Abdi, Johan Barrios Ramos to the extent that Respondents are hereby ordered to produce a witness or witnesses for deposition within thirty (30) days of this Court's Decision and Order who has personal knowledge of the methodology being used by Respondents to identify and report class members and who can testify concerning any changes made or that will be ma de by Respondents to address the recurring errors in the identification of class members. The Court otherwise reserves decision on the remaining aspects of the motion and all parties shall plan on addressing these issues at the upcoming oral argument scheduled for May 15, 2019. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 4/30/2019. (DPS)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 83 DECISION AND ORDER granting 67 Motion for clarification. The Court clarifies that the November 17, 2017, Decision requires that once an IJ has determined that a detainee shall be released on bond, he or she must consider the financial circumstanc es of each subclass member and alternative conditions of release in setting the amount of bond. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for all subclass members provided a bond hearing pursuant to the Court's November 17, 2017, Decision, the I J, when setting the terms of any subclass member's release at a bond hearing, must consider alternative conditions of release and the individual's ability to pay; and it is further ORDERED that for those subclass members who have already received a bond hearing pursuant to the November 17, 2017, Decision who remained detained notwithstanding an IJ's determination that release on bond would be appropriate, bond hearings must be recalendared and the record reopened for the IJ to consider alternative conditions of release and the individual's ability to pay; and it is further ORDERED that counsel for Respondents shall notify Class Counsel of the date and location of each bond hearing set pursuant to this Decision and Order at leave five days in advance of the hearing. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 02/09/2018. (LMD) Modified on 2/9/2018 (ZML). (Main Document 83 replaced on 2/9/2018) (LMD).
November 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 56 DECISION AND ORDER denying 27 Motion to Dismiss; granting 38 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 11/17/2017. (LMD)
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Petitioner: Hanad Abdi
Represented By: Paige Austin
Represented By: Christopher T. Dunn
Represented By: Mariko Hirose
Represented By: Robert Andrew Hodgson
Represented By: Aadhithi Padmanabhan
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Petitioner: Johan Barrios Ramos
Represented By: Paige Austin
Represented By: Robert Andrew Hodgson
Represented By: Aadhithi Padmanabhan
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Defendant: Thomas Brophy
Represented By: Tashiba Monique Peoples
Represented By: Stacey Ilene Young
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Defendant: Jeffrey Searls
Represented By: Tashiba Monique Peoples
Represented By: Stacey Ilene Young
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Defendant: Jefferson Sessions
Represented By: Tashiba Monique Peoples
Represented By: Stacey Ilene Young
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Defendant: Elaine C Duke
Represented By: Tashiba Monique Peoples
Represented By: Stacey Ilene Young
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