Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00518

Ponomarenko v. Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Facility

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Case Information

Filed: October 08, 2026
Assigned to: James Wesley Hendrix
Referred to: —
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Last Activity: October 23, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Oct 08, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Anna Ponomarenko. 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: filing fee payment received, check insufficient, check returned with remittance letter to filer. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s)) (amg) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Oct 08, 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.) (amg) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
#3
Oct 08, 2026
MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Anna Ponomarenko. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration(s), # 2 Proposed Order) (amg) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#4
Oct 08, 2026
Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing for Attorney Magomed-Gusein Gasanov (Filing fee $100; filing fee payment received, check insufficient, check returned with remittance letter to filer; 10/14/2026 filing fee received, Receipt #100001076) filed by Anna Ponomarenko. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing) (amg) Modified to add filing fee info on 10/16/2026 (amg). (Entered: 10/08/2026)
Main Document: Application
#5
Oct 08, 2026
MOTION for Leave for Exemption for the Local-Counsel Requirement Under Local Civil Rule 83.10(c) and Brief in Support, filed by Anna Ponomarenko. (amg) (Entered: 10/08/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#6
Oct 08, 2026
ORDER. Before the Court is petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO). Dkt. No. 3 . Because the preliminary relief sought in the motion improperly seeks the same ultimate relief requested in the petition, Ponomarenko's motion for a temporary restraining order (Dkt. No. 3) is denied. Ponomarenko's petition for writ of habeas corpus remains pending. Dkt. No. 1 . (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/8/2026) (amg) (Entered: 10/09/2026)
Main Document: Order on Motion for TRO
Oct 09, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 6. mailed to attorney Magomed-Gusein Gasanov, MGG Law, PC, 137 S Crescent Dt., Apt. 3, Beverly Hills, CA on Fri Oct 9 08:25:26 CDT 2026 (crt)
#7
Oct 14, 2026
MOTION for Expedited Order to Show Cause Under 28 U.S.C. § 2243, filed by Anna Ponomarenko. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (amg). (Entered: 10/14/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#8
Oct 16, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE. Before the Court is Anna Ponomarenko's verified petition for a writ of habeas corpus and her Motion for Expedited Order to Show Cause under 28 U.S.C. § 2243. Dkt. Nos. 1 ; 7 . The Court finds good cause to give the respondents 20 days to respond to this Show-Cause Order. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. Accordingly, Ponomarenko's Motion for Expedited Order to Show Cause (Dkt. No. 7) is denied. Therefore, the respondents are ordered to file an answer that shows cause why Ponomarenko's writ should not be granted by no later than November 5, 2026. In addition, the respondents are ordered to file, by no later than 5:00 p.m. CT on October 19, 2026, a notice addressing whether the government will commit not to remove Ponomarenko pending the Court's resolution of Ponomarenko's habeas petition. Ponomarenko may file a reply to the respondents' answer by no later than November 19, 2026. 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 for the United States Attorney for the 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 Durden-DOJ for Respondents added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/16/2026) (amg) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
Main Document: Order Setting Deadline/Hearing AND Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer
#9
Oct 19, 2026
NOTICE of Commitment To Provide Three Days' Notice Prior to Effecting any Removal from the United States re: 8 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer,,,,,,, Order Setting Deadline/Hearing,,,,,, filed by Attorney General of the United States, Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Field Office Director, Dallas Field Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secretary of Homeland Security, Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Facility (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 10/19/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
Oct 20, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 8. mailed to attorney Magomed-Gusein Gasanov, MGG Law, PC 137 S Crescent Dt., Apt. 3, Beverly Hills, CA on Tue Oct 20 08:06:39 CDT 2026 (crt)
#10
Oct 22, 2026
Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing (Filing fee $100; Receipt number ATXNDC-16909451) filed by Anna Ponomarenko Attorney Julia Bikbova added to party Anna Ponomarenko(pty:pet) (Bikbova, Julia) (Entered: 10/22/2026)
Main Document: Application
#11
Oct 23, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER granting 4 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Magomed-Gusein Gasanov. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/23/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 10/23/2026)
#12
Oct 23, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER granting 10 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Julia Bikbova. Important Reminder: Unless excused for cause, an attorney who is not an ECF user must register within 14 days of the date the attorney appears in a case pursuant to LR 5.1(f). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/23/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 10/23/2026)
#13
Oct 23, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER granting 5 Motion for Exemption from Local Counsel Requirement (LR 83.10(a)). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/23/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 10/23/2026)
#14
Oct 23, 2026
MOTION for Leave for Exemption from the Local-Counsel Requirement Under Local Civil Rule 83.10(c) filed by Anna Ponomarenko (Bikbova, Julia) (Entered: 10/23/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#15
Oct 23, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER granting 14 Motion for Exemption from Local Counsel Requirement (LR 83.10(a)). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 10/23/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 10/23/2026)
Oct 23, 2026
Order on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice
Oct 23, 2026
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
Oct 23, 2026
Order on Motion for Leave to File

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Ponomarenko
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Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Facility
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