Christina T. Shay
How Judge Shay decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In one alien-detainee habeas matter, Shay ordered a bond hearing after the government conceded that the petitioner appeared to belong to a class entitled to consideration for release under Section 1226(a).
“Respondents concede in their Answer that ‘Petitioner appears to be a member of the Bond Eligible Class’”
In another habeas matter, she granted release and prospective hearing protections where the government expressly declined to oppose the requested relief and offered no lawful basis for continued custody.
“If Respondents—those responsible for holding Petitioner in custody—do not put forward any lawful basis to justify that custody, it would violate the party presentation principle for this Court to generate reasons on its own.”
Procedural preferences
Shay treated the court's expedited habeas schedule and advance-removal notice as adequate interim protection unless the petitioner showed imminent irreparable harm requiring still faster relief.
“Petitioner has not shown that he faces such ‘imminent, irreparable harm’ that an even more expedited schedule is called for than that set in this case.”
Cautions
A request for temporary emergency relief was denied where an existing expedited schedule and advance-removal notice preserved the status quo during the habeas proceedings.
“Petitioner therefore has not shown irreparable harm warranting a TRO during the pendency of his habeas proceedings.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The Petition is GRANTED to the extent it seeks a finding that Petitioner is entitled to an individualized bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)”
“Accordingly, Petitioner’s TRO Application is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All sixteen post-appointment assigned matters were alien-detainee habeas petitions. Fifteen remained pending and one had been transferred and terminated at review.
Put Judge Shay's record to work
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