Northern District of Texas • 6:26-cv-00097

#1

Mar 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. 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-16257838) 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 Certificate of Interested Parties) (Crewse, James) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#2

Mar 09, 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). 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. (cfk) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#3

Mar 10, 2026

ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ORDER: Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez, an ICE detainee confined in the Eden Detention Center in Concho County, Texas (ECF No. 1 at 1, 3) filed a counseled petition under 28 U.S.C. §2241 challenging his continued detention under the Fifth Amendment, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and federal regulations. 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."); Ali v. Garland, 2022 WL 1308523, at *1 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 7, 2022), rec. accepted 2022 WL 1307848 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 29, 2022) (transferring § 2241 petition from Dallas Division to San Angelo Division where the petitioner was detained in the Eden Detention Center). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 3/10/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

Mar 10, 2026

NEW CASE NUMBER 6:26-cv-97 has been opened following the order of transfer entered in case number 3:26-cv-00754-D-BT. Future filings should reflect only the new case number and be directed to the proper division (see LR 5.1(a)). Clerk to complete new case processing and mail notice of this entry to any party who did not receive it electronically. (rekc)

Mar 10, 2026

Order Transferring to Another Division

#4

Mar 11, 2026

New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. (ada) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#5

Mar 11, 2026

Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing (Filing fee $100; Receipt number ATXNDC-16264779) filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Certificate of Good Standing). Party Robert Parker Sheffy added. (Sheffy, Robert) (Main Document 5 replaced with flattened PDF on 3/13/2026) (mms). (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#6

Mar 11, 2026

Request for Clerk to issue Summons filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. (Sheffy, Robert) (Main Document 6 replaced on 3/13/2026) (ada). (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#7

Mar 11, 2026

Request for Clerk to issue Request for Summons filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. (Sheffy, Robert) (Main Document 7 replaced on 3/13/2026) (ada). (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#8

Mar 11, 2026

Request for Clerk to issue Request for Summons filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. (Sheffy, Robert) (Main Document 8 replaced on 3/13/2026) (ada). (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#9

Mar 11, 2026

Request for Clerk to issue Request for Summons filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. (Sheffy, Robert) (Main Document 9 replaced on 3/13/2026) (ada). (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#10

Mar 11, 2026

Request for Clerk to issue Request for Summons filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. (Sheffy, Robert) (Main Document 10 replaced on 3/13/2026) (ada). (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#11

Mar 12, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE. The respondents are ordered to file an answer that shows cause why the petitioner's writ should not be granted by no later than April 1, 2026. The petitioner may file a reply to the respondents' answer by no later than April 15, 2026. The respondents are ordered to file, by no later than 5:00 p.m. CT on March 13, 2026, a notice addressing whether the government will commit not to remove the petitioner pending the Court's resolution of the petitioner's habeas petition (Dkt. No. 1 ). 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 shall mail a copy of this order to the petitioner or his attorney of record. Clerk's Note: The clerk has served this order and will regenerate notice of the petition and supporting documents to the designated Assistant US Attorney. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 3/12/2026) (ada) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#12

Mar 12, 2026

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Omar Jose Famada-DOJ on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Robert Cerna, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Phillip Valdez. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Famada-DOJ, Omar) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#13

Mar 12, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Pamela Bondi, Robert Cerna, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Phillip Valdez. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Famada-DOJ, Omar) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#14

Mar 12, 2026

NOTICE of re: 11 Order to Show Cause filed by Pamela Bondi, Robert Cerna, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Phillip Valdez (Famada-DOJ, Omar) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#15

Mar 31, 2026

AFFIDAVIT by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s)) (Sheffy, Robert) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#16

Apr 01, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Pamela Bondi, Robert Cerna, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Phillip Valdez re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,,,, (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#17

Apr 01, 2026

Appendix in Support filed by Pamela Bondi, Robert Cerna, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Phillip Valdez re 16 Response/Objection (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#18

Apr 13, 2026

ELECTRONIC ORDER granting 5 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Robert Parker Sheffy. 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) and LCrR 49.2(g). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/13/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

Apr 13, 2026

Order on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice

#19

Apr 15, 2026

REPLY filed by Douglas Diosmar Cardenas Bermudez re: 16 Response/Objection (Crewse, James) Modified docket text on 4/15/2026 (amg). (Entered: 04/15/2026)

#20

Aug 07, 2026

ORDER. Cardenas Bermudez's arguments in the petition are the same as the arguments raised in the cases above. The Court previously found these arguments unavailing. The Court has considered them anew in this petition and concludes that habeas relief is unwarranted. Accordingly, the petition (Dkt. No. 1) is denied. Kelly Strong replaced Phillip Valdez as the Warden of Eden Detention Center in July 2026. Thus, she is automatically substituted as a party to this action. **Clerk's Note: Kelly Strong added and Valdez terminated per Order. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/7/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#21

Aug 07, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's Order, Dkt. No. 20, it is hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed that: The petition for a writ of habeas corpus (Dkt. No. 1 ) is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/7/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 08/07/2026)