Western District of Texas • 5:26-cv-03635

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Jun 05, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXWDC-22083092), filed by Elvin Emilson Melgar Ortega. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Garza Izaguirre, Patricio) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

Jun 05, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Jason K. Pulliam. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (ksc)

Jun 05, 2026

If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Farrer. (ksc)

Jun 08, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jun 08, 2026

To be Referred to SA Mag Judge

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Jun 10, 2026

Order

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Jun 15, 2026

Text ORDER FOR SERVICE of 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. It is ORDERED that notice of electronic filing of 1 Petition and this Order to the United States Attorney in San Antonio, Texas shall constitute service on the Federal Respondents and on all Respondents unless otherwise contested. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall file a response to the Petition within seven (7) days of the date of service. The response must identify: (1) Petitioner's alleged country of birth, so that Petitioner can be located in the Online Detainee Locator System; (2) Petitioner's alleged date of entry and statutory basis for removability; (3) any previous immigration detention history, e.g., whether Petitioner has previously been subject to immigration detention and, if so, the approximate date of Petitioner's previous release into the interior; and (4) Petitioner's alleged immigration status, e.g., whether Petitioner has a pending claim for asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture or is subject to a final removal order. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, if Petitioner elects to file a reply, Petitioner may do so no later than seven days after the Respondents file their answers/responses. Signed by Judge Jason K. Pulliam. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (rw) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

Jun 15, 2026

Order

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Jun 22, 2026

Response

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Jun 25, 2026

Memorandum in Support

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Jul 09, 2026

Order

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Jul 13, 2026

Order

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Sep 15, 2026

Expedite

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Sep 15, 2026

Supplement to

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Sep 21, 2026

Judgment

Sep 21, 2026

Order on Motion to Expedite

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Sep 24, 2026

Status Report