Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00029

#1

Jan 22, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by ORLANDO CEPEDA SANDOVAL. In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the Judges Copy Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. (Filing fee $5; receipt number ATXNDC-16137365) 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 Exhibit(s), # 2 Cover Sheet) (Villalon, Lorena) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#2

Jan 22, 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.) (mms) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#3

Jan 23, 2026

ORDER. The Court is not bound by the Central District of California's advisory opinions, and it cannot require that Sandoval receive a bond hearing when he is otherwise subject to mandatory detention under the INA. Thus, the petition 1 is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve this Order electronically on the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas pursuant to the current Service of Process Agreement for federal habeas petitions under 28 U.S.C. Section 2241. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/23/2026) (mms) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#4

Jan 23, 2026

JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's Order 3, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus 1 is denied with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close the case. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/23/2026) (mms) (Entered: 01/23/2026)