Southern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00232
Esquivel Banda v. El Valle Detention Center
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Case Information
Filed: February 20, 2026
Assigned to:
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
Active
Last Activity:
March 11, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Feb 20, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXSDC-35149617) filed by Armando Esquivel Banda. (Mirza, Imran) (Entered: 02/20/2026)
Main Document:
PETITION
#2
Feb 20, 2026
Clerk's Notice of Redaction Responsibilities and Privacy Protection. Parties notified, filed. (SDTX_CMECF_AutoDocket, ) (Entered: 02/20/2026)
Main Document:
Clerk's
#3
Feb 22, 2026
CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (bsg4) (Entered: 02/22/2026)
Main Document:
CLERKS
Feb 22, 2026
Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (bsg4)
#4
Feb 24, 2026
ORDER TO TRANSFER CASE to Brownsville Division. (Signed by Judge Lee H Rosenthal) Parties notified. (abh4) (Entered: 02/26/2026)
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Transfer Case (to a different court)
Feb 24, 2026
Case transferred in from Houston Division on 02/24/2026 ; Case Number 4:26-cv-1419. Case assigned to Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. (abh4)
Feb 25, 2026
Intradistrict Transfer to Brownsville Division, filed. (abh4)
Feb 26, 2026
Case Transferred In - Divisional Transfer
Feb 26, 2026
Case Transferred Out - Divisional Transfer
Feb 26, 2026
Referral Judge Selected
Feb 26, 2026
Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya, III randomly selected to receive referrals. The District Judge has referred this case to the selected Magistrate Judge for all pretrial matters, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b). The parties may also consent to having the case assigned to the selected Magistrate Judge. (dlr1)
#5
Mar 11, 2026
ORDER entered. ORDERED that by no later than 3/25/2026, petitioner Armando Esquivel Banda shall file a statement explaining why the reasoning in the previously-referenced decisions does not apply to the claims he presents. (Signed by Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr) Parties notified. (dlr1) (Entered: 03/11/2026)
Main Document:
Order
Parties
El Valle Detention Center
Party
Esquivel Banda
Party