Northern District of Texas • 3:25-cv-02502
Dongelyan v. Prairieland Detention Center
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Case Information
Filed: September 16, 2025
Assigned to:
Sam A. Lindsay
Referred to:
David L. Horan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Last Activity:
May 26, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 16, 2025
New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Horan (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 Horan). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (knb) (Entered: 09/17/2025)
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New
#2
Sep 16, 2025
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (knb) (Entered: 09/17/2025)
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Notice
#3
Sep 16, 2025
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Akop Dongelyan. (Filing fee $5; receipt number 300019850) 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. (knb) (Entered: 09/17/2025)
Sep 17, 2025
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1, 2. Wed Sep 17 11:26:42 CDT 2025 (crt)
#4
Sep 24, 2025
ORDER AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES IN A 28 U.S.C. § 2241 HABEAS ACTION: The clerk has served this order and will regenerate notice of the petition and supporting documents to the designated Assistant US Attorney. Ann Cruce-Haag-DOJ for Prairieland Detention Center added. Response to the petition due by 10/15/2025. Deadline to reply to the answer is 14 days. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 9/24/2025) (knb) (Entered: 09/24/2025)
Sep 24, 2025
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4. Wed Sep 24 11:12:13 CDT 2025 (crt)
#5
Sep 30, 2025
Mail returned as undeliverable. 2 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party, 1 Consent Form, received back from Akop Dongelyan as not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 10/01/2025)
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Mail
#6
Oct 14, 2025
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Prairieland Detention Center. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Cruce-Haag-DOJ, Ann) (Entered: 10/14/2025)
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CERTIFICATE
#7
Oct 14, 2025
RESPONSE filed by Prairieland Detention Center re: 4 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer, (Cruce-Haag-DOJ, Ann) (Entered: 10/14/2025)
#8
Oct 14, 2025
Appendix in Support filed by Prairieland Detention Center re 7 Response/Objection (Cruce-Haag-DOJ, Ann) (Entered: 10/14/2025)
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Appendix
#9
Oct 14, 2025
Mail returned as undeliverable. 4 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer received back from Akop Dongelyan as Not at Address. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kcr) (Entered: 10/16/2025)
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Mail
#10
Jan 28, 2026
ORDER: The Court finds that the Respondent should file, by 2/13/2026 a status report advising the Court as to the current status of Petitioner's pending removal and whether Petitioner remains detained pending removal. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 1/28/2026) (ykp) (Entered: 01/28/2026)
Jan 28, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10. Wed Jan 28 10:46:25 CST 2026 (crt)
#11
Jan 30, 2026
STATUS REPORT filed by Prairieland Detention Center. (Cruce-Haag-DOJ, Ann) (Entered: 01/30/2026)
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STATUS
#12
Feb 03, 2026
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE. The Court should dismiss this action as moot. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge David L. Horan on 2/3/2026) (cfk) (Entered: 02/03/2026)
Feb 03, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:12. Tue Feb 3 11:16:15 CST 2026 (crt)
#13
Feb 13, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 10 Order received back from Akop Dongelyan as vacant; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 02/17/2026)
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Mail
#14
Feb 18, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 12 Findings and Recommendations received back from Akop Dongelyan as not deliverable as addressed; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 02/21/2026)
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Mail
#15
Apr 30, 2026
Order Accepting 12 Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation and Denying Certificate of Appealability. (Ordered by Judge Sam A. Lindsay on 4/30/2026) (twd) Modified restriction level on 5/4/2026 (rekc). (Entered: 04/30/2026)
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Order Accepting/Adopting Findings and Recommendations
#16
Apr 30, 2026
JUDGMENT: It is ordered that this habeas action is dismissed without prejudice as moot. (Ordered by Judge Sam A. Lindsay on 4/30/2026) (twd) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
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Judgment
Apr 30, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:15,16. Thu Apr 30 13:26:52 CDT 2026 (crt)
#17
May 26, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 15 Order Accepting/Adopting Findings and Recommendations, 16 Judgment received back from Akop Dongelyan as attempted - not known; unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (axm) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
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Mail
Parties
Dongelyan
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Prairieland Detention Center
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