Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00355
Lopez Cantel v. Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center
Completed
Case Information
Filed: July 21, 2026
Assigned to:
James Wesley Hendrix
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Completed: August 14, 2026
Last Activity:
August 28, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jul 21, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Domingo Lopez Cantel. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 100000974) 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. (skh) Modified receipt number on 7/21/2026 (skh). (Entered: 07/21/2026)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jul 21, 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.) (skh) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
#3
Jul 21, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (skh) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
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Notice
Jul 21, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. mailed to Domingo Lopez Cantel at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Jul 21 14:14:13 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Jul 24, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. Respondent is directed to file an answer to Petitioners petition within 20 days from the date of this order. In addition, Respondent must file within three days from the date of this order, a notice addressing whether the government will commit not to remove Petitioner pending the Court's resolution of this habeas petition. Respondent must file with the answer all records relevant to the resolution of the petitioner's habeas petition. The Clerk is directed to change the caption to reflect that the Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center is the only proper respondent. The clerk has served this order and will regenerate notice of the petition and supporting documents to the designated Assistant US Attorney. Tami C Parker-DOJ,Brian Walters Stoltz-DOJ for Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 7/24/2026) (skh) (Entered: 07/24/2026)
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Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Parties
Jul 24, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4. mailed to Domingo Lopez Cantel at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Fri Jul 24 15:13:25 CDT 2026 (crt)
#5
Jul 27, 2026
NOTICE re: 4 Order to Show Cause filed by Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 07/27/2026)
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NOTICE
#6
Jul 30, 2026
NOTICE of Order of Removal and Planned Removal filed by Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 07/30/2026)
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NOTICE
#7
Jul 31, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center re 6 Notice (Other) (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
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CERTIFICATE
#8
Aug 13, 2026
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Erica Kang-DOJ on behalf of Todd Blanche, Josh Johnson, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Marcello Villegas, Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Kang-DOJ, Erica) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
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NOTICE
#9
Aug 13, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Todd Blanche, Josh Johnson, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Marcello Villegas, Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Kang-DOJ, Erica) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
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CERTIFICATE
#10
Aug 13, 2026
RESPONSE filed by Todd Blanche, Josh Johnson, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Marcello Villegas, Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center re: 4 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. (Kang-DOJ, Erica) Modified docket text on 8/14/2026 (skh). (Entered: 08/13/2026)
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RESPONSE
#11
Aug 14, 2026
ORDER. The Court dismisses the petition for lack of jurisdiction and denies any other pending motions as moot. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/14/2026) (skh) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
#12
Aug 14, 2026
JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's order entered today, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the petition for writ ofhabeas corpus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/14/2026) (skh) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
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Judgment
Aug 14, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:11,12. mailed to Domingo Lopez Cantel at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Fri Aug 14 14:54:11 CDT 2026 (crt)
#13
Aug 28, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 11 Order, 12 Judgment, received back from Domingo Lopez Cantel as departed, not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (skh) (Entered: 08/28/2026)
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Mail
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Johnson
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Lopez Cantel
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