Northern District of Texas • 3:26-cv-01843

Cadena Marulanda v. Warden Prairieland Detention Center

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Case Information

Filed: June 03, 2026
Assigned to: James E. Kinkeade
Referred to: Renee Harris Toliver
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Completed: August 11, 2026
Last Activity: August 13, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Jun 03, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has not 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: 06/04/2026)
Main Document: New
#2
Jun 03, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kxm) (Entered: 06/04/2026)
Main Document: Notice
#3
Jun 03, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Andres Camilo Cadena Marulanda. 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: 06/04/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Jun 04, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Thu Jun 4 11:12:21 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Jun 05, 2026
ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SCREENING AND STANDING ORDER. Judicial screening of this case is pending. See Rule 1(b) and 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 6/5/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
#5
Jun 05, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY. Petitioner Andres Camilo Cadena Marulanda must address the following deficiency: Petitioner did not pay the required filing fee or file a request to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914 (requiring $5.00 filing fee for writs of habeas corpus); Misc. Ord. 15 (requiring a party, other than an incarcerated person, desiring to proceed without prepaying fees and costs to file a motion on the AO 239 form (Long Form)). Therefore, Petitioner is ORDERED to pay the $5.00 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis on the AO 239 form by June 26, 2026. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER WILL RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THIS ACTION PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(b). The Clerk of the Court is directed to provide to Petitioner, with service of this Order, an AO 239 form application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 6/5/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
Jun 05, 2026
Order And Notice of Deficiency
Jun 05, 2026
Order
Jun 05, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4,5, IFP Form. Fri Jun 5 16:03:18 CDT 2026 (crt) Modified on 6/8/2026 (axm).
#6
Jun 17, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER: The Clerk of the Court is directed to change the caption to reflect that the Warden of the Prairieland Detention Center is the only proper respondent in this habeas corpus action under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434-35 (2004) (explaining that there is generally only one proper respondent in a habeas case, and that is the person who holds the petitioner in custody). All other named respondents are terminated from this civil action. However, Petitioner may object to this modification within 14 days of the date of entry of this order. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 6/17/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 06/17/2026)
#7
Jun 17, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 1 Consent Form, 2 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party received back from Andres Camilo Cadena Marulanda as attempted - not known; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 06/22/2026)
Main Document: Mail
Jun 17, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:6. Wed Jun 17 13:57:31 CDT 2026 (crt)
Jun 17, 2026
Order
#8
Jun 23, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 5 Order And Notice of Deficiency, 4 Order received back from Andres Camilo Cadena Marulanda as attempted - not known; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 06/29/2026)
Main Document: Mail
#9
Jun 30, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 6 Order received back from Andres Camilo Cadena Marulanda 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)
Main Document: Mail
#10
Jul 17, 2026
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Petitioner has been given ample opportunity to respond to the Court's deficiency order. He has impliedly refused or declined to do so. Therefore, this action should be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to comply with a Court order and for lack of prosecution. See FRCvP 41(b) (an involuntary dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits," unless otherwise specified). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 7/17/2026) (twd) (Entered: 07/17/2026)
Main Document: FINDINGS,
Jul 17, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Fri Jul 17 10:33:18 CDT 2026 (crt)
#13
Aug 04, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 10 Findings and Recommendations on Case received back from Andres Camilo Cadena Marulanda as attempted - not known; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 08/11/2026)
Main Document: Mail
#11
Aug 11, 2026
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 8/11/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 08/11/2026)
Main Document: Order on Findings and Recommendations on Case
#12
Aug 11, 2026
JUDGMENT - This action came on for consideration by the court, and the issues having been duly considered and a decision duly rendered, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to comply with a Court order and for lack of prosecution. See FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b) (an involuntary dismissal "operates as an adjudication on the merits," unless otherwise specified). (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 8/11/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 08/11/2026)
Main Document: Judgment
Aug 13, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:11,12. Thu Aug 13 14:20:08 CDT 2026 (crt)

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