Western District of Tennessee • 2:26-cv-02519

#1

May 04, 2026

PRO SE Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC § 2241 against Todd Blanche, Facility Administrator, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, filed by Manuel Alvarez. (Attachments: # 1 cover letter, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 envelope)(mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#2

May 04, 2026

Judge Mark S. Norris and Magistrate Judge Annie T. Christoff added. (mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#3

May 04, 2026

Pro Se Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Motion for Preliminary Injunction Preventing Removal and Transfer, with Embedded Declaration of Manual Alvarez in Support Thereof (Proposed Order Submitted) by Manuel Alvarez. (Attachments: # 1 envelope)(mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#4

May 04, 2026

NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN FOR ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): Pursuant to Section to 2.1 of the ADR Plan, all civil cases filed on or after Sept. 1, 2014, shall be referred automatically for ADR. For compliance requirements, refer to the ADR Plan at: http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/ADRPlan.pdf (mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#5

May 04, 2026

NOTICE OF CASE TRACKING ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.2: Pursuant to Local Rule 16.2, this case has been assigned to the Standard track. http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/LocalRules.pdf (mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#6

May 04, 2026

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF CIVIL JURISDICTION BY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P.73, and Local Rule 72.1, this Court has designated the Magistrate Judges of this District to conduct trials and otherwise dispose of any civil case that is filed in this Court. Your decision to consent, or not consent, to the referral of your case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and entry of a final judgment must be entirely voluntary. The judge or magistrate judge to whom the case has been assigned will not be informed of your decision unless all parties agree that the case may be referred to a magistrate judge for these specific purposes. A less than unanimous decision will not be communicated by this office to either the judge or magistrate judge. The consent form (form AO 85) is available on the US Courts website at https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms. (mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#7

May 05, 2026

Case initiation fee: $ 5, receipt number 200008880 (mf) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

May 05, 2026

Notice LR 72.1 - Right to Consent to Jurisdiction by Magistrate Judge

May 05, 2026

ADR Compliance

May 05, 2026

Notice LR 16.2

#8

Jun 01, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Stuart J. Canale on behalf of Todd Blanche, Facility Administrator, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin (Canale, Stuart) (Entered: 06/01/2026)

#15

Jul 23, 2026

RESPONSE to 2 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Christopher Bullock. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit 2 I-213, # 3 Exhibit 3 Order of Removal)(dc) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

#16

Jul 27, 2026

Petitioner's REPLY to Response to Habeas Petition re 8 Response to Habeas Petition filed by Manuel Alvarez (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(dc) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

#9

Jul 30, 2026

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO MODIFY DOCKET, ORDERING CLERK TO SERVE PETITION AND PROVIDE COPIES, AND ORDERING RESPONDENT TO SHOW CAUSE. Signed by Judge Mark S. Norris on 7/30/26. (Norris, Mark) (Entered: 07/30/2026)

#10

Aug 06, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Samuel Christian on behalf of Christopher Bullock (Christian, Samuel) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#11

Aug 06, 2026

MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Todd Blanche, Christopher Bullock, Facility Administrator, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Christian, Samuel) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#12

Aug 06, 2026

ORDER GRANTING 11 MOTION FOR CONSOLIDATION. Signed by Judge Mark S. Norris on 8/6/26. (Norris, Mark) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#13

Aug 11, 2026

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 1 PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. Signed by Judge Mark S. Norris on 8/11/26. (Norris, Mark) (Entered: 08/11/2026)

#14

Aug 11, 2026

JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Mark S. Norris on 8/11/26. (Norris, Mark) (Entered: 08/11/2026)

#17

Aug 11, 2026

Domestic Return Receipt (9589 0710 5270 2629 3814 51) (cdt) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

#18

Aug 25, 2026

NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Christopher Bullock, Facility Administrator, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Final Order of Removal)(Christian, Samuel) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

#19

Aug 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jay Paul Fearnley, I on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Fearnley, Jay) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

#20

Aug 25, 2026

MOTION to Enforce Judgment OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS by Manuel Alvarez. (Fearnley, Jay) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

#21

Aug 26, 2026

DEFICIENCY NOTICE: Pursuant to Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, document 20 MOTION to Enforce Judgment OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS filed by Manuel Alvarez has been filed. However, the following deficiency has been found: Case number does not match CM/ECF. Please refer to the ECF User Manual and ECF Policies and Procedures. The filer has one business day to correct the deficiency. (dc) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

#22

Aug 26, 2026

MOTION to Enforce Judgment Of Granted Writ of Habeas Corpus - Refiled to Correct Case No. by Manuel Alvarez. (Fearnley, Jay) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

Aug 26, 2026

Deficiency Notice

#23

Aug 27, 2026

EMERGENCY MOTION TO ENFORCE THE COURT'S AUGUST 11, 2026 ORDER AND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM CUSTODY by Manuel Alvarez. (Attachments: # 1 letter, # 2 declaration, # 3 envelope)(cdt) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

#24

Sep 04, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE PETITIONER'S MOTION TO ENFORCE JUDGMENT 22 SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. Show Cause Response due by 9/8/2026. Signed by Judge Mark S. Norris on 09/04/2026. (Norris, Mark) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#25

Sep 08, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Todd Blanche, Christopher Bullock, Facility Administrator, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Christian, Samuel) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

#26

Sep 09, 2026

REPLY to Response to Motion re 24 Order to Show Cause filed by Manuel Alvarez. (Fearnley, Jay) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#27

Oct 09, 2026

Expedite

#29

Oct 13, 2026

Order

Oct 13, 2026

Deficiency Notice

#30

Oct 15, 2026

Notice (Other)