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Case: 1:26-cv-00162-SJD Doc #: 2 Filed: 02/17/26 Page: 1 of 2 PAGEID #: < pageID>
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT CINCINNATI
MAKHMUD BADALOV,
Case No. 1:26-cv-162
Petitioner,
VS. SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, et al.,
Respondents.
District Judge Susan J. Dlott Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. Deavers
ORDER
Petitioner, Makhmud Badalov, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
In order to preserve its jurisdiction, and pursuant to its authority under the All Writs Act, the Court ORDERS that Respondents shall neither remove Makhmud Badalov from this District nor allow him to be removed from this District unless or until the Court orders otherwise.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). This order should not be construed as an expression of the Court's views on the merits of this matter. See Wheaton Coll. v. Burwell, 573 U.S. 958, 959 (2014).
The Clerk is DIRECTED to (1) immediately provide a copy of the petition and its accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, to the United States Marshal to promptly personally serve to a Butler County Sheriff's Deputy in the Potter Stewart United States Courthouse. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to (2) serve a copy of the petition and its accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by email to Kevin J. Gerrity at
1 The Court's directive applies with equal force to any individual, group, or entity
AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPC

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kevin.gerrity@bcohio.gov; by email to Patrick R. Oelrich at patrick.oelrich@bcohio.gov; and by email to John J. Stark on behalf of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio at john.stark@usdoj.gov. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to (3) promptly note proof of such service on the docket.
Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
February 17, 2026
Susan J. What SUSAN J. DLOTT United States District Judge
working in concert with or on behalf of Respondents.
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