US District Court EDVA Docket Feed

Slater v. Crawford - Next Friend Habeas Petition Denied, Immigration Detention

The Eastern District of Virginia denied without prejudice and dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Adrienne Slater as 'next friend' on behalf of Jeff Crawford, an immigration detainee held at the Farmville Detention Center. The court found the petition procedurally defective because Crawford did not sign any submissions under penalty of perjury as required by Rule 2(c)(5) of the Rules Governing §2254 Cases. The Clerk is directed to mail Crawford a standardized § 2241 petition form and a copy of this opinion to the Farmville Detention Center so he may refile personally if he wishes.

First Step Act Habeas Petition Denied - Barrios v. Acting Warden Bienemy

Juan Gabriel Barrios, a federal inmate proceeding pro se, filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition challenging the Bureau of Prisons' failure to apply First Step Act earned time credits to his sentence. The court granted the respondent's Motion to Dismiss and denied the petition on April 22, 2026. The court found that Barrios is ineligible for credit application due to his recidivism level under the First Step Act's eligibility criteria.

Negligence Claim Survives Motion, Remanded to State Court

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied defendant Brittany Wells's motion to dismiss or for summary judgment in a negligence action arising from a Morpheus8 radiofrequency microneedling treatment. The plaintiff, Marcelli Pascal-Rodriguez, alleged the defendant encouraged the treatment by representing it was safe for all skin tones without disclosing potential side effects, resulting in hemosiderin staining requiring extensive treatment. The court found the plaintiff stated a plausible negligence claim and remanded the case to the Circuit Court for the City of Virginia Beach for further proceedings.