Northern District of Texas • 3:26-cv-02973
Reyes Romero v. Warden Limestone County Detention Center
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Case Information
Filed: September 01, 2026
Assigned to:
Ada Elene Brown
Referred to:
Rebecca A. Rutherford
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Last Activity:
September 03, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 01, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Rutherford (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 Rutherford). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (kxm) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
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#2
Sep 01, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kxm) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
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Notice
#3
Sep 01, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Mario Rene Reyes Romero. (Filing fee $5; receipt number 30025891) 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: 09/02/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#4
Sep 01, 2026
Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, MOTION to Stay filed by Mario Rene Reyes Romero. (kxm) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
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Emergency MOTION
Sep 02, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Wed Sep 2 16:11:25 CDT 2026 (crt)
#5
Sep 03, 2026
ELECTRONIC Order: Mario Rene Reyes Romero, an ICE detainee at the Limestone County Detention Center in Limestone County, filed a pro se habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his immigration detention.Because § 2241 petitions must be filed in the district where the petitioner is confined, venue is inappropriate in the Northern District of Texas. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), and in the interest of justice, the Court TRANSFERS this case to the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas. 28 U.S.C. § 124(d)(2); N.D. Tex. Misc. Order No. 6 ("[M]agistrate judges are authorized... to sign orders transferring cases filed by prisoners... to the proper or more appropriate district or division."). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 9/3/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 09/03/2026)
Sep 03, 2026
Order Transferring to Another District
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Reyes Romero
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Warden Limestone County Detention Center
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