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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
LAREDO DIVISION 
 
BEKZODJON ALIMOV  § 
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VS. 
 
WARDEN, LA SALLE COUNTY 
REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER et al. 
           CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:26-cv-435 
ORDER 
 
Before the Court is Petitioner Bekzodjon Alimov ’s Petition for Writ of Habeas 
Corpus (Dkt. No. 1) . Having reviewed the pleading and given the complexity of the 
claims, the Court hereby ORDERS Respondents to file a response and serve it on 
Petitioner within ten (10) days  of the date of service  by the Clerk of Court .1 The 
responsive pleading must specifically address whether this Court has jurisdiction to 
entertain this Petition. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla , 542 U.S. 426, 435 (2004) . Given the 
time-sensitive nature of Petitioner’s claims, no extensions will be granted.  
It is further ORDERED that if Petitioner elects to file a reply, he may do so no 
later than five (5) days after Respondents file their respective answers or responses. See 
Rule 5(e) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Proceedings. 
Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding dated January  29, 2026, the 
Court FOREGOES mail service. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to electronically 
serve the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. No. 1), and this Order on the Southern 
District of Texas’s Civil Chief Daniel Hu at USATXS.CivilNotice@usdoj.gov.  
Such service does not substitute for the requirements of formal service but is 
 
1 Any deadlines set forth in a civil summons issued by the Clerk of Court are superseded by 
the deadlines set forth in this Order. 
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
March 20, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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instead intended only to provide Respondents notice and an opportunity to be heard at 
this initial juncture.  Petitioner is directed to serve Respondents in accordance 
with Rule 4(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and include a copy of this 
Order with that service. 
To preserve the status quo while the Court considers this matter, Respondents are 
ORDERED to notify Petitioner’s counsel and the Court of any anticipated or planned 
transfer of Petitioner outside the Southern District of Texas, Laredo Division, or any 
planned removal of him from the United States, at least five (5) days before any such 
transfer or removal. 
Finally, Respondents will not be served further notice of activity on this docket. 
Instead, they must arrange to monitor the docket themselves, either by automatic 
electronic service or otherwise. 
It is so ORDERED.  
 SIGNED March 20, 2026 
 
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Marina Garcia Marmolejo 
United States District Judge 
 
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