Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00792
McKenzie v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Case Information
Filed: July 20, 2026
Assigned to:
Shelly Deckert Dick
Referred to:
Scott D. Johnson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity:
July 22, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jul 20, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Steven George McKenzie. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law of Support, # 2 Proposed Order to Show Cause, # 3 Exhibits to Petition)(AMM) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jul 20, 2026
MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis by Steven George McKenzie (AMM) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
Main Document:
Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Jul 20, 2026
***Set ICE Flag (AMM)
#3
Jul 21, 2026
Notice of Provisional Appointment: Pursuant to General Order 2026-11 the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana is hereby provisionally appointed to represent the pro se petitioner pending the determination of the petitioner's financial need and the petitioner's consent to or request for representation by the FPD. Added Cristie Gautreaux Gibbens,Marci Blaize for Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana as provisional counsel. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (AMM) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
#4
Jul 21, 2026
AMENDED STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11, the Clerk of Court shall file this Amended Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention. (AMM) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
Main Document:
Amended Standing Order - ICE
#5
Jul 21, 2026
Proof of Mailing as to re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 Amended Standing Order - ICE. Certified Mail No. 9589071052703967371029; 9589071052703967371166; 9589071052703967371098; 9589071052703967370954 addressed to Attorney General, US Dept of Justice; US Attorneys Office; Warden, Angola Camp 57; Office of General Counse, US Dept of Homeland Security/ICE. Mailed on 7/21/26 (AMM) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
Main Document:
Proof
#6
Jul 22, 2026
ORDER: Petitioner's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (R. Doc. 2) is GRANTED and Petitioner may proceed with his litigation without prepayment of costs or fees and without the need to give security. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 7/22/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (KAH) (Entered: 07/22/2026)
Jul 22, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Parties
McKenzie
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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