Northern District of Texas • 3:26-cv-01364
Rodriguez Machado v. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Completed
Case Information
Filed: April 28, 2026
Assigned to:
Karen Gren Scholer
Referred to:
Renee Harris Toliver
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Completed: June 15, 2026
Last Activity:
June 30, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Apr 28, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Toliver (see Special Order 3). Initiating documents received by mail. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the national and circuit indexes.) Pursuant to Misc. Order 6, Plaintiff is provided the Notice of Right to Consent to Proceed Before A U.S. Magistrate Judge (Judge Toliver). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (kxm) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
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New
#2
Apr 28, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kxm) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
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Notice
#3
Apr 28, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Vicente Rodriguez Machado. (Filing fee $5; receipt number 300023676) Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (kxm) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#4
Apr 28, 2026
Brief/Memorandum in Support filed by Vicente Rodriguez Machado re 3 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (kxm) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
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Brief/Memorandum
Apr 30, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Thu Apr 30 09:25:36 CDT 2026 (crt)
#5
May 01, 2026
ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SCREENING AND STANDING ORDER. Judicial screening of this case is pending. See Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 habeas cases. The Court will order Respondent to file an answer, if necessary, after screening is complete. It is therefore ORDERED that (1) no motions for appointment of counsel shall be filed until the Court has completed the screening process, (2) all discovery in this case is stayed until Respondent is ordered to file an answer or until further order of the court, (3) no amendments or supplements to the habeas corpus petition shall be filed without prior Court approval, and (4) any motion to amend the habeas petition must be accompanied by a complete proposed amended petition on the required form. It is further ORDERED that Petitioner must promptly notify the Court in writing of any change of address by filing a written Notice of Change of Address with the Clerk of the Court. Failure to provide updated address information may result in the dismissal of the case for failure to prosecute or follow court order under Fed. R. Civ. 41(b). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 5/1/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
#6
May 01, 2026
ORDER: It is ORDERED that Respondent, or any officer, agent, servant, employee, attorney, or representative acting on behalf of Respondent, shall not take any further action or steps to deport or remove Petitioner from the United States to another country, territory, or foreign territory, to transfer Petitioner outside the Northern District of Texas, or to circumvent the provisions of this Order until the Court rules on the Petition. Petitioner is DIRECTED to notify the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas of his lawsuit and of this Order. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 5/1/2026) (axm) (Entered: 05/02/2026)
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Order
May 01, 2026
Order
May 02, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:6. Sat May 2 18:13:52 CDT 2026 (crt)
May 03, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:5. Sun May 3 22:46:25 CDT 2026 (crt)
#7
May 14, 2026
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: The petition should be summarily DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 5/14/2026) (mcrd) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
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FINDINGS,
May 15, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:7. Fri May 15 15:54:24 CDT 2026 (crt)
#8
Jun 15, 2026
ORDER ACCEPTING 7 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE on Case re: 3 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Vicente Rodriguez Machado. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 6/15/2026) (cea) (Entered: 06/15/2026)
#9
Jun 15, 2026
JUDGMENT: It is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED the petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to his right to re-file it should his confinement become unconstitutional. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close this case. (Ordered by Judge Karen Gren Scholer on 6/15/2026) (cea) (Entered: 06/15/2026)
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Judgment
Jun 15, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8, 9. Mon Jun 15 14:55:58 CDT 2026 (crt)
#10
Jun 30, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 8 Order Accepting/Adopting Findings and Recommendations, 9 Judgment, received back from Vicente Rodriguez Machado as Attempted - Not Known, Unable to Forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kxm) (Entered: 07/08/2026)
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Mail
Parties
Rodriguez Machado
Party
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Party