Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General et al.
- Traynor
- 0:26-cv-01118
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo v. Pamela Bondi, Judge Traynor granted the transfer motion and sent the case to Nebraska because Chogllo was detained there.
The case will proceed in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska rather than the District of Minnesota. The transfer affects Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo and the respondents.
What happened
Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo v. Pamela Bondi concerns a petition filed while Chogllo was detained in Nebraska. The court said he had been detained there since December 15, 2025, and was held there when the petition was filed.
The court explained that a petition challenging a person’s current physical confinement generally belongs in the federal district where the person is confined. It concluded that transferring this case to Nebraska served the interests of justice.
Judge Daniel M. Traynor granted the respondents’ motion to transfer venue. The case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska for all further proceedings.
The detailed version
- Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General et al. · No. 0:26-cv-01118
- Traynor
- Feb. 10, 2026
Background
The court considered the respondents’ motion to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. The opinion states that Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo had been detained in Nebraska since December 15, 2025. It also states that he was held in Nebraska when he filed the petition on February 5, 2026.
Reasoning
The court cited the rule that jurisdiction for a core petition challenging present physical confinement lies only in the federal district where the person is confined. Because Chogllo was confined in Nebraska when the petition was filed, the court determined that transfer to the District of Nebraska was in the interest of justice under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
Ruling
The court granted the respondents’ motion to transfer venue. It transferred the case to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska for all further proceedings. Judge Daniel M. Traynor signed the order.
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