Northern District of Texas • 6:26-cv-00120

Bouka v. Warden, Eden Detention Center

Completed

Case Information

Filed: March 24, 2026
Assigned to: James Wesley Hendrix
Referred to: —
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Completed: April 15, 2026
Last Activity: April 28, 2026
Parties: View All Parties →

Docket Entries

#1
Mar 24, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Versyck Klinsmann Dos Sant Bouka. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 600000510) 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 Additional Page(s) Alternative 2241 Petition, # 2 Cover Sheet, # 3 Exhibit(s)) (ada) Modified on 3/25/2026 (ada). (Entered: 03/24/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Mar 24, 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.) (ada) (Entered: 03/24/2026)
#3
Mar 24, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (ada) (Entered: 03/24/2026)
Main Document: Notice
Mar 24, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. Mailed to Bouka Versyck Klinsmann Dos Santos at BOP Eden Detention Center on Tue Mar 24 14:19:48 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Mar 31, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. Respondent is directed to file an answer to Petitioner's petition within 20 days from the date of this order. Petitioner may file a response to Respondent's answer within 20 days from the date shown on Respondent's certificate of service. 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 of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this order to Petitioner or his or her attorney of record. The Clerk is directed to change the caption to reflect that the Warden of the Eden Detention Center is the only proper respondent. All other named respondents will be terminated from this civil action. 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. Ann Cruce-Haag-DOJ,Brian Walters Stoltz-DOJ for Warden, Eden Detention Center added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 3/31/2026) (ada) (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer
#5
Mar 31, 2026
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd Alan Durden-DOJ on behalf of Warden, Eden Detention Center. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) Modified applicable parties on 4/1/2026 (mms). (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#6
Mar 31, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Warden, Eden Detention Center. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Durden-DOJ, Todd) Modified applicable parties on 4/1/2026 (mms). (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document: CERTIFICATE
Mar 31, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4. Mailed to Bouka Versyck Klinsmann Dos Santos at BOP Eden Detention Center on Tue Mar 31 11:49:56 CDT 2026 (crt)
#7
Apr 07, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. Order Receipt 3 received back from Bouka Versyck Klinsmann Dos Santos at BOP Eden Detention Center as No Longer Here. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (ada) (Entered: 04/08/2026)
Main Document: Mail
#8
Apr 13, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. Order Receipt, 4 Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer received back from Versyck Klinsmann Dos Sant Bouka at BOP Eden Detention Center as RTS - Not Deliverable as Addressed. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (ada) (Entered: 04/13/2026)
Main Document: Mail
#9
Apr 14, 2026
RESPONSE filed by Pamela Bondi, Robert Cerna, Josh Johnson, Kristi Noem, Phillip Valdez, Marcello Villegas, Warden, Eden Detention Center re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Exhibit 1) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 04/14/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#10
Apr 15, 2026
Order. The Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate Petitioner's claims because they are moot. Petitioner's Section 2241 habeas petition is therefore dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/15/2026) (kmr) (Main Document 10 replaced on 4/15/2026) (kmr). (Entered: 04/15/2026)
Main Document: Order of Dismissal or Administrative Closure
#11
Apr 15, 2026
JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's order entered today, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/15/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
Main Document: Judgment
Apr 15, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:10, 11. Mail to Versyck Klinsmann Dos Sant Bouka at BOP Eden Detention Center on Wed Apr 15 15:42:29 CDT 2026 (crt)
#12
Apr 28, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. Order Receipt, 11 Judgment, 10 Order of Dismissal or Administrative Closure, received back from Versyck Klinsmann Dos Sant Bouka as Return to Sender Not Deliverable as Addressed. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kmr) (Entered: 04/28/2026)
Main Document: Mail

Parties

Bouka
Party
Cerna
Party