Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00383
Fuentes Verdecia v. Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center
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Case Information
Filed: July 28, 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
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Last Activity:
August 06, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jul 28, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has 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: 07/31/2026)
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New
#2
Jul 28, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kxm) (Entered: 07/31/2026)
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Notice
#3
Jul 28, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Lelia Rafaela Fuentes Verdecia. (Filing fee $5; receipt number 30002528) 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) (Main Document 3 replaced on 8/4/2026) (skh). (Entered: 07/31/2026)
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PETITION
Jul 31, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Fri Jul 31 10:27:47 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Aug 03, 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 8/3/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 08/03/2026)
#5
Aug 03, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER transferring this case to the Abilene Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Under the authority of Miscellaneous Order No. 6, this action is transferred, for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice to the Abilene Division, where the action could have been brought. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404. Petitioner, an alien detainee incarcerated at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging her detention pending removal. Thus, venue more appropriately lies in the Abilene Division. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver on 8/3/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 08/03/2026)
Aug 03, 2026
NEW CASE NUMBER 1:26-cv-00383-H Fuentes Verdecia v. Director of the Bluebonnet Processing Center et al has been opened following the order of transfer entered in case number 3:26cv2491-D. Future filings should reflect only the new case number and be directed to the proper division (see LR 5.1(a)). Clerk to complete new case processing and mail notice of this entry to any party who did not receive it electronically. (ldm)
Aug 03, 2026
Order
Aug 03, 2026
Order Transferring to Another Division
#6
Aug 04, 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: 08/04/2026)
#7
Aug 04, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (skh) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
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Notice
#8
Aug 04, 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. 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. Petitioner may file a response to Respondent's answer within 20 days from the date shown on Respondent's certificate of service. 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 8/4/2026) (skh) (Entered: 08/04/2026)
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Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Parties
Aug 04, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4,5,7. and NEF of case transfer confirmation mailed to Lelia Rafaela Fuentes Verdecia at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Aug 4 13:06:11 CDT 2026 (crt)
Aug 04, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8. mailed to Lelia Rafaela Fuentes Verdecia at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Aug 4 16:57:38 CDT 2026 (crt)
#9
Aug 06, 2026
NOTICE in response to 8 Order to Show Cause filed by Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center (Parker-DOJ, Tami) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
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NOTICE
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Fuentes Verdecia
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Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center
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