Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00469

Fernandez-Vargas v. Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Facility

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Case Information

Filed: September 17, 2026
Assigned to: James Wesley Hendrix
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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: September 18, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Sep 17, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Rodrigo Emilio Fernandez-Vargas. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 100001041) 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. **Clerk's Note: Attachment 4 Exhibit Tex informnation due to PII. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration(s), # 3 Exhibit(s), # 4 Exhibit-Tax Information) (skh) (Entered: 09/17/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Sep 17, 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: 09/17/2026)
#3
Sep 17, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (skh) (Entered: 09/17/2026)
Main Document: Notice
Sep 17, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. mailed to Rodrigo Emilio Fernandez-Vargas at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Thu Sep 17 14:22:32 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Sep 18, 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 9/18/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 09/18/2026)
Sep 18, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 4. mailed to Rodrigo Emilio Fernandez-Vargas at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Fri Sep 18 11:36:53 CDT 2026 (crt)
Sep 18, 2026
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Fernandez-Vargas
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Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Facility
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