Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00194

#1

Feb 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5.00 receipt number 34051), filed by Quina Thanh Huynh.(EDC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

Feb 26, 2026

***Set ICE Flag, ***Set CASE REFERRED Flag (PPS) (EDC)

#2

Apr 22, 2026

STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11 the Clerk of Court shall file this Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention. The Court has provisionally appointed the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana to assist pro se filers detained in immigration custody in this District of habeas corpus petitions filed under 28 U.S.C. 2241. See General Order 2026-11. The scheduling order contained herein shall apply except when a case-specific scheduling order is or has already been entered. The Government and all respondents be and are hereby prohibited from transferring the petitioner from the detention facility in which the petitioner is held at the time of filing and prohibited from removing the petitioner from the Middle District of Louisiana, during the response and briefing delays set forth in the Scheduling Order herein. The Government and the respondents shall provide counsel for the petitioner 24 hours advance written notice before releasing the petitioner from ICE custody. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 04/22/2026. (Litchfield, Michael) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

Apr 23, 2026

Notice of Provisional Appointment: Pursuant to General Order 2026-11 the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana is hereby provisionally appointed to represent the pro se petitioner pending the determination of the petitioner's financial need and the petitioner's consent to or request for representation by the FPD. (DCB)

#3

Apr 29, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Monica Griffith-Braud on behalf of Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

#4

Apr 29, 2026

Certificate of Interested Persons by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem identifying Affiliate/Interested Person U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Affiliate/Interested Person United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, Affiliate/Interested Person Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Affiliate/Interested Person Quina Thanh Huynh, Affiliate/Interested Person Kevin Jordan, Affiliate/Interested Person Federal Public Defender's Office for Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi. (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

#5

Apr 30, 2026

AMENDED STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11, the Clerk of Court shall file this Amended Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention.. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 04/30/2026. (Litchfield, Michael) (Entered: 04/30/2026)

#6

May 12, 2026

MOTION to Enroll Cristie Gautreaux Gibbens as Attorney by Quina Thanh Huynh (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

#7

May 12, 2026

Unopposed MOTION for Relief from Restriction on Transfer by Quina Thanh Huynh (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Proposed Order)(Gibbens, Cristie) Modified on 5/14/2026 (NLT). (Entered: 05/12/2026)

#8

May 13, 2026

ORDER granting 6 Motion to Enroll as Attorney. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 5/13/26 Added attorney Cristie Gautreaux Gibbens for Quina Thanh Huynh. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JAP) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

May 13, 2026

Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney

#9

May 14, 2026

ORDER granting 7 Motion for Relief from Restriction on Transfer. The restriction on transfer is lifted for the sole purpose of effectuating removal of Petitioner. Counsel for the Government shall immediately notify the Respondents that Petitioner may be removed. If Petitioner is removed, and no issues remain, Petitioner's counsel is directed to move for voluntary dismissal within 7 days of Petitioner's removal. Signed by Judge Brian A. Jackson on 5/14/2026. (JEG) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

#10

May 14, 2026

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time File Response and A-File by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

#11

May 20, 2026

The Government's Motion for Extension (R. Doc. 10) is GRANTED and the Government's deadline for filing both the Response and A-File is extended until May 29, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 5/20/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Bourgeois, Richard) (Entered: 05/20/2026)

May 20, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

#12

May 29, 2026

NOTICE of Filing of A-File by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem (Attachments: # 1 Afile Part 1 USA-000001-144, # 2 Afile Part 2 USA-000145-251, # 3 Afile Part 3 USA-000252-421)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#13

May 29, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of AFOD Charles Ward, # 2 Exhibit B - Order of Immigration Judge)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#14

Jun 12, 2026

REPLY to 13 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Quina Thanh Huynh. (Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#15

Jun 26, 2026

MOTION for Leave to File Surreply to Petitioner's Reply to Respondents' Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Surreply to Petitioner's Reply to Respondents' Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 06/26/2026)

#16

Jul 23, 2026

ORDER granting 15 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply to Petitioner's Reply to Respondents' Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi. Respondents Motion for Leave to File Surreply (Doc. 15) is GRANTED. The Clerk shall file the Surreply (Doc. 15-1) into the record. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 7/23/26. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JAP) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

#17

Jul 23, 2026

SURREPLY to 14 Reply to 13 Response to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem. (EDC) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

Jul 23, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File

#18

Jul 31, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Supplement the Record by Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Exhibit C - Travel Document)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

#19

Sep 02, 2026

ORDER granting 18 MOTION for Leave to Supplement the Record. No further action is needed with respect to this motion. The parties are reminded that if Petitioner is removed from the United States, a motion to dismiss should be filed within 7 days, per the Court's May 14, 2026 Order (Doc. 9). Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/2/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Bourgeois, Richard) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

Sep 02, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave

#20

Sep 16, 2026

Joint MOTION to Dismiss by Quina Thanh Huynh (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 09/16/2026)