by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, May 2 – As Mahmoud Khalil was sent to the ICE detention facility in Elizabeth, NJ - and then it seems to Louisiana - his lawyer filed a habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. It was not viewable on PACER but it was, at terminals in the courthouse itself. On Bluesky here, Threads here (later, on X)
On March 10 it was assigned to Judge Jesse M. Furman who ordered: "a joint letter, no later than March 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., indicating whether the conference is necessary and addressing how the Court should handle the present Petition."
The letter was filed just before 7 pm, noting the US Attorney's Office's assertion is disputes on jurisdiction and possibility transferring the case, but still asking for the conference on March 12.
Inner City Press live tweeted March 12 - thread here
On March 13 respondent Joyce amended his declaration, on Patreon here
On March 14 opposing return Joyce wrote in that "Khalil could not be housed at Elizabeth Detention Facility long-term due to the bedbug issue," filing on Patreon here.
On March 19 Judge Furman ruled that "the Court agrees with the Government that Khalil’s Petition cannot be heard in this District.
On March 28 U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz in New Jersey heard arguments then ruled that Jersey venue is proper.
Jump cut to May 2, when Judge Farbiarz set a 12:30 pm teleconference with the parties, but did not list any public listen-only call-in line. Inner City Press has, in writing, asking his Chambers that going forward in the case - he refused interlocutory appeal - public listen-only call-in lines be specified in the docket. Some say that his Chambers selecting who would be provided a Teams link - and who would not - is better than nothing. Rules of public access are rules - watch this site.
The SDNY case was M.K. v. Joyce, et al., 1:25-cv-1935 (Furman)
More on Substack here
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