Northern District of Texas • 3:26-cv-00348

#1

Feb 10, 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. (kcr) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#2

Feb 10, 2026

Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kcr) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#3

Feb 10, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Lang Thanh Do. (Filing fee $5; receipt number 300022297) 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. (kcr) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#4

Feb 12, 2026

ELECTRONIC ORDER: ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SCREENING AND STANDING ORDER. Judicial screening of this case is pending. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). It is therefore ORDERED that (1) service of process shall be withheld pending completion of judicial screening, (2) no motions for appointment of counsel shall be filed until the Court has completed the screening process, (3) all discovery in this case is stayed until the Court enters a scheduling order, (4) no amendments or supplements to the complaint shall be filed without prior Court approval, and (5) any motion to amend the complaint must be accompanied by a complete proposed amended complaint on the required form. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff 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). Finally, the Court intends to transfer this case to the San Angelo Division of this District. Because the Court is transferring the case, it will not address Desiree Thien's ability to file a § 2241 petition on Petitioner's behalf under 28 U.S.C. § 2242. See Whitmore v. Arkansas, 495 U.S. 149, 163 (1990) (explaining that next friend standing is not granted automatically; the filer first must provide an adequate explanationsuch as inaccessibility, mental incompetence, or other disabilitywhy the real party in interest cannot appear on his own behalf to prosecute the action). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 2/12/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#5

Feb 12, 2026

ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ORDER: Lang Thanh Do, an ICE detainee at the Eden Detention Center in Concho County, filed--through his next friend--a pro se habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his continued detention under the Fifth Amendment and 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a).Because § 2241 petitions must be filed in the division where the petitioner is confined, venue is improper in this division. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), and in the interest of justice, the Court TRANSFERS this case to the San Angelo Division of the Northern District of Texas. 28 U.S.C. § 124(a)(4); 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 2/12/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

Feb 12, 2026

Order

Feb 12, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1, 2. Thu Feb 12 09:22:54 CST 2026 (crt)

Feb 12, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4,5. Thu Feb 12 16:34:25 CST 2026 (crt)