Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00260

Rodriguez-Gonzalez v. Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center

Active

Case Information

Filed: May 29, 2026
Assigned to: James Wesley Hendrix
Referred to:
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Active
Last Activity: September 08, 2026
Parties: View All Parties →

Docket Entries

#1
May 29, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 100000923) 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. (amg) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
May 29, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the national and circuit indexes.) (amg) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
#3
May 29, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (amg) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document: Notice
#4
May 29, 2026
Emergency MOTION or Request for Expedited Handling Requested Under 28 U.S.C. 1657 with Reference to 28 U.S.C. CH 153, filed by Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez. (amg) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document: Emergency MOTION
May 29, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 3. mailed to Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Fri May 29 14:28:42 CDT 2026 (crt)
#5
Jun 05, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. Respondent is directed to file an answer to Petitioner's petition within 20 days from the date of this order. Petitioner may file a response to Respondent's answer within 20 days from the date shown on Respondent's certificate of service. Copies of all pleadings, motions, and orders will be served electronically upon the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E) and by prior agreement of the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas. Petitioner's separate request for expedited review of her petition is denied. Dkt. No. 4 . She has not shown good cause for the Court to consider her petition before older matters. The Clerk is directed to change the caption to reflect that the Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center is the only proper respondent. All other named respondents will be terminated from this civil action. Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center added. Markwayne Mullin (Secretary of Department of Homeland Security), FNU Villegas (Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Facility), Todd Blanche (U.S. Attorney General) and Bret Bradford (Field Office Director for the Texas Field Office) terminated., Order to Show Cause. The clerk has served this order and will regenerate notice of the petition and supporting documents to the designated Assistant US Attorney. Brian Walters Stoltz-DOJ and Tami C Parker-DOJ for Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 6/5/2026) (amg) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Parties
Jun 05, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 5. mailed to Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Fri Jun 5 13:22:48 CDT 2026 (crt)
#6
Jun 08, 2026
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd Alan Durden-DOJ on behalf of Todd Blanche, Bret Bradford, Markwayne Mullin, FNU Villegas, Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 06/08/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#7
Jun 08, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Todd Blanche, Bret Bradford, Markwayne Mullin, FNU Villegas, Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 06/08/2026)
Main Document: CERTIFICATE
#8
Jun 23, 2026
RESPONSE filed by Todd Blanche, Bret Bradford, Markwayne Mullin, FNU Villegas, Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Exhibit 1) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 06/23/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#9
Jul 30, 2026
**VACATED per 13 **ORDER. The Court has reviewed the parties' pleadings, relevant records, and applicable law. For the reasons stated in Respondent's response, the Court concludes that Petitioner fails to demonstrate that her detention is unlawful and, in tum, fails to demonstrate that she is entitled to any of the relief that she seeks in her petition. Petitioner's petition is therefore denied and dismissed with prejudice. The Court will enter judgment accordingly. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 7/30/2026) (amg) Modified on 8/26/2026 (amg). (Entered: 07/30/2026)
Main Document: Order of Dismissal or Administrative Closure
#10
Jul 30, 2026
**VACATED per 13 **JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's order entered today, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied and dismissed with prejudice. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 7/30/2026) (amg) Modified on 8/26/2026 (amg). (Entered: 07/30/2026)
Main Document: Judgment
Jul 30, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 9, 10. mailed to Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Thu Jul 30 16:41:39 CDT 2026 (crt)
#11
Aug 11, 2026
MOTION to Alter or Amend the Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e), or in the Alternative for Relief from Judgment Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(1) and 60(b)(6) filed by Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez. (Attachments: # 1 Index, # 2 Declaration(s), # 3 Brief in Support, # 4 Certificate of Service, # 5 Proposed Order) (skh) (Main Document 11 replaced on 8/11/2026) (skh). (Entered: 08/11/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#12
Aug 17, 2026
Petitioner's Supplement and Partial Correction to 11 Motion to Alter Judgment, or in the Alternative for Relief from Judgment, by Petitioner Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration(s), # 2 Certificate of Service, # 3 Proposed Order) (amg) (Entered: 08/17/2026)
Main Document: Petitioner's
#13
Aug 26, 2026
ORDER. The Court finds that there is good cause to reopen this case and grants Petitioner's motion, Dkt. No. 11 . The Court directs the Clerk to vacate its July 30 order and judgment, Dkt. Nos. 9, 10, and mail a courtesy copy of the Court's order to show cause, Dkt. No. 5, and Respondent's response, Dkt. No. 8, to Petitioner. If Petitioner intends to file a reply to Respondent's response, she must do so within 20 days after service of this order. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/26/2026) (amg) (Entered: 08/26/2026)
Main Document: Order on Motion to Alter Judgment
Aug 26, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 13, 5, 8. mailed to Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Wed Aug 26 16:19:54 CDT 2026 (crt)
#14
Sep 08, 2026
REPLY filed by Yusneidy Carolina Rodriguez-Gonzalez re: 5 Order to Show Cause. (Attachments: # 1 Table of Contents, # 2 Index of Exhibits, # 3 Proposed Order) (amg) (Entered: 09/08/2026)
Main Document: REPLY

Parties

Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Party
Villegas
Party