Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00462

#1

Sep 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Eleanor Itoua Gandza. 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. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum, # 2 Medical Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit(s)) (skh) Modified to seal attachment 2- Medical Exhibits due to PII on 9/15/2026 (skh). (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#2

Sep 15, 2026

New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the national and circuit indexes.) (skh) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#3

Sep 15, 2026

Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (skh) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#4

Sep 15, 2026

MOTION to Expedite filed by Eleanor Itoua Gandza. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (skh) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 15, 2026

***DISREGARD No document attached at entry 2** Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:2. mailed to Eleanor Itoua Gandza at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Sep 15 16:30:36 CDT 2026 (crt) Modified on 9/15/2026 (skh).

Sep 15, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. mailed to Eleanor Itoua Gandza at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Sep 15 16:30:44 CDT 2026 (crt)

#5

Sep 16, 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 Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 9/16/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 09/16/2026)

#6

Sep 16, 2026

ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY: Petitioner did not pay the required filing fee or file a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Therefore, Petitioner is ORDERED to pay the $5.00 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis by October 16, 2026 (30 days). Petitioner's failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The Clerk is directed to provide to Petitioner, with service of this order, a form application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 9/16/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 09/16/2026)

Sep 16, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 5, 6. with application IFP mailed to Eleanor Itoua Gandza at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Wed Sep 16 10:16:44 CDT 2026 (crt)

Sep 16, 2026

Order

Sep 16, 2026

Order And Notice of Deficiency

#7

Sep 17, 2026

ORDER. Petitioner Eleanor Itoua Gandza, a self-represented immigrant detainee, filed an emergency motion for expedited consideration of her petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and immediate review. Dkt. No. 4 . For the reasons herein, Petitioner's emergency motion for expedited consideration, immediate custody review, and an order staying transfer to another facility, is denied. This habeas petition remains pending, and upon cure of the filing-fee deficiency, see Dkt. No. 6, the Court will enter a separate order requiring an answer from the respondent and setting a briefing schedule. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 9/17/2026) (amg) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

Sep 17, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 7. mailed to Eleanor Itoua Gandza at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Thu Sep 17 13:33:51 CDT 2026 (crt)

#8

Oct 05, 2026

MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis with certificate of trust account filed by Eleanor Itoua Gandza. **Clerk's Note: filing fee payment received with application IFP, Receipt No. 100001057. (Attachments: # 1 Trust Account Transaction Record, # 2 Copy of Electronic Orders) (amg) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

#9

Oct 05, 2026

ELECTRONIC ORDER: Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Dkt. No. 8 is DENIED as moot. The Court received payment of the $5.00 filing fee on October 5, 2026. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/5/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

Oct 05, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 9. mailed to Eleanor Itoua Gandza at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Mon Oct 5 14:39:37 CDT 2026 (crt)

Oct 05, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#10

Oct 06, 2026

ORDER. The Court concludes that Petitioner's third ground for relief is not cognizable in this habeas action. This claim should be considered, if at all, in the context of a civil-rights complaint. Thus, the Court separates Petitioner's medical-denial claim from this habeas petition and directs the Clerk to open a new civil-rights complaint with Petitioner's petition, including the attached memorandum and sealed medical exhibits, as the originating document. If Petitioner wishes to pursue her medical-denial claim, she must file a complete amended complaint on the form used by the Court for prisoner civil-rights complaints in the new civil action. If Petitioner does not wish to pursue this claim, she may file a notice of voluntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/6/2026) (amg) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

#11

Oct 06, 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. Copies of all pleadings, motions, and orders will be served electronically upon the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E) and by prior agreement of the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas. 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 and Todd Alan Durden-DOJ for Warden Bluebonnet Detention Center added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/6/2026) (amg) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

Oct 06, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 10, 11. mailed to Eleanor Itoua Gandza at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Oct 6 13:52:08 CDT 2026 (crt)