Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00318
Tran v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Case Information
Filed: March 22, 2026
Assigned to:
John Wheadon deGravelles
Referred to:
Scott D. Johnson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Active
Last Activity:
September 11, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 22, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus LAMD Receipt # 34096 (Filing fee $ 5.), filed by Hoang Tran.(ELW) Modified on 3/24/2026 to enter payment information (ELW). (Entered: 03/24/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Mar 24, 2026
***Set ICE Flag, ***Set CASE REFERRED Flag (PPS) (ELW)
#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)
Main Document:
Standing Order - ICE
#3
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. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (DCB) (Entered: 04/23/2026)
#4
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)
Main Document:
Amended Standing Order - ICE
#5
May 04, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Krupa Green on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Green, Katherine) (Entered: 05/04/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#6
May 04, 2026
Certificate of Interested Persons by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement identifying Affiliate/Interested Person United States Attorney's Office Middle District of Louisiana, Affiliate/Interested Person U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Affiliate/Interested Person U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Affiliate/Interested Person Hoang Tran, Affiliate/Interested Person Federal Public Defender's Office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.. (Green, Katherine) (Entered: 05/04/2026)
Main Document:
Certificate
#7
May 12, 2026
MOTION to Enroll Cristie Gautreaux Gibbens as Attorney by Hoang Tran (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 05/12/2026)
Main Document:
Enroll as Attorney
#8
May 12, 2026
Unopposed MOTION Relief from Restriction on Transfer by Hoang Tran (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Proposed Order)(Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 05/12/2026)
Main Document:
Miscellaneous Relief (First)
#9
May 13, 2026
ORDER granting 8 Unopposed MOTION Relief from Restriction on Transfer. Signed by Judge John W. deGravelles on 5/13/26. (AMM) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
Main Document:
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
#10
May 13, 2026
ORDER granting 7 Motion to Enroll as Attorney. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 5/13/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (KAH) (Entered: 05/13/2026)
May 13, 2026
Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney
#11
May 14, 2026
MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response and A-File by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Green, Katherine) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
Main Document:
Extension of Time
#12
May 20, 2026
ORDER: Respondents Motion for Extension is GRANTED. A-File and response to the petition now due May 29, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 5/20/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Johnson, Scott) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
May 20, 2026
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
#13
May 28, 2026
Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Habeas Petition and A-File by Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Green, Katherine) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
Main Document:
Extension of Time
#14
May 29, 2026
ORDER granting 13 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 5/29/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (KAH) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
May 29, 2026
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
#16
Jun 12, 2026
Response
Main Document:
Response
#18
Jul 10, 2026
Leave
Main Document:
Leave
Jul 17, 2026
Order on Motion for Leave
#20
Sep 04, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document:
Dismiss
#21
Sep 08, 2026
Order on Motion to Dismiss
#22
Sep 11, 2026
Notice to Counsel - General Order 2019-04
Main Document:
Notice to Counsel - General Order 2019-04
Parties
Tran
Party
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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