Northern District of Texas • 6:26-cv-00137
Lopez Perez v. Warden, Eden Detention Center
Completed
Case Information
Filed: April 01, 2026
Assigned to:
James Wesley Hendrix
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Completed: July 09, 2026
Last Activity:
July 29, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Apr 01, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Dayan Lopez Perez. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 600000517) 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 Cover Sheet, # 2 Memorandum, # 3 Exhibit(s)) (ada) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Apr 01, 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: 04/01/2026)
#3
Apr 01, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (ada) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Main Document:
Notice
Apr 01, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. Mailed to Dayan Lopez Perez at BOP Eden Detention Center on Wed Apr 1 13:41:02 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Apr 06, 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. 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 and Brian Walters Stoltz-DOJ for Warden, Eden Detention Center added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/6/2026) (mms) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
Main Document:
Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer
#5
Apr 06, 2026
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd Alan Durden-DOJ on behalf of Pamela Jo Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden, Eden Detention Center. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#6
Apr 06, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Pamela Jo Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden, Eden Detention Center. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
Main Document:
CERTIFICATE
Apr 07, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4. Mailed to Dayan Lopez Perez at BOP Eden Detention Center on Tue Apr 7 13:17:45 CDT 2026 (crt)
#7
Apr 27, 2026
RESPONSE filed by Warden, Eden Detention Center re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, (Durden-DOJ, Todd) Modified proper filer on 4/27/2026 (amg). (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Main Document:
RESPONSE
#8
Apr 27, 2026
Appendix in Support filed by Warden, Eden Detention Center re 7 Response/Objection (Durden-DOJ, Todd) Modified proper filers on 4/27/2026 (amg). (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Main Document:
Appendix
#9
May 11, 2026
Petitioner's NOTICE of Errata and Correction filed by Dayan Lopez Perez. (ada) (Entered: 05/11/2026)
Main Document:
Petitioner's
#10
May 11, 2026
MOTION for Bond Hearing or Release from Detention filed by Dayan Lopez Perez. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum) (ada) (Entered: 05/11/2026)
Main Document:
MOTION
#11
May 11, 2026
REPLY filed by Dayan Lopez Perez re: 4 Order to Show Cause. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration(s), # 2 Memorandum, # 3 Exhibit(s)) (ada) (Entered: 05/11/2026)
Main Document:
REPLY
#12
May 28, 2026
NOTICE of Change of Address for Pro Se litigant Dayan Lopez Perez. New address: Diamondback Correctional Facility. (kmr) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#13
May 29, 2026
ORDER. Before the Court is Petitioner's motion for a bond hearing or release from detention. Dkt. No. 10 . Because the motion improperly requests the ultimate relief sought in his pending habeas petition, Dkt. No. 1, the motion is denied. Petitioner's petition remains pending. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 5/29/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document:
Order on Motion for Hearing
May 29, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:13. Mailed to Dayan Lopez Perez at Diamondback Correctional Facility on Fri May 29 15:25:03 CDT 2026 (crt)
#14
Jun 11, 2026
Notice of Supplemental Authority, Notice of Transfer, and Verified Description of Inhumane Conditions at both Facilities of Confinement (Eden, TX and Diamondback, OK) filed by Dayan Lopez Perez. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration(s)) (kmr) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
Main Document:
Notice
#15
Jun 11, 2026
MOTION for Entry of Default and Default Judgment Against Respondent for Failure to Answer the Petition within the Time Ordered by the Court filed by Dayan Lopez Perez. (kmr) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
Main Document:
MOTION
#16
Jun 11, 2026
Extensive Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Pending Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Dkt. No. 1 - Cuban Adjustment Act, Parolee Status, and Default by the Government filed by Dayan Lopez Perez. (kmr) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
Main Document:
Extensive
#17
Jun 11, 2026
***FILED IN ERROR - Call from attorney** NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd Alan Durden-DOJ on behalf of Pamela Jo Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden Eden Detention Center. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) Modified on 6/11/2026 to terminate entry and remove attorney. (ada) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
#18
Jun 16, 2026
ORDER. Petitioner filed a motion for default judgment. Dkt. No. 15 . The Court denies the motion as frivolous. Petitioner is warned that if he persists in filing frivolous motions, sanctions may be imposed against him. Briefing is complete in this case, and no further pleadings are required. Thus, Petitioner's petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 remains pending and will be reviewed in due course. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 6/16/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 06/16/2026)
Jun 16, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:18. Mailed to Dayan Lopez Perez at Diamondback Correctional Facility on Tue Jun 16 11:21:34 CDT 2026 (crt)
#19
Jul 02, 2026
ORDER. Petitioner's updated case information on the EOIR website indicates that his application was granted by an immigration judge on June 26, 2026, and the appeal is due by July 27, 2026. The Court directs the respondent to file a notice by 5:00 pm CT on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, advising the Court whether Petitioner remains in ICE custody, and if he does, where he is located. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 7/2/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
Main Document:
Order Setting Deadline/Hearing
#20
Jul 02, 2026
NOTICE of Release from Custody re: 19 Order Setting Deadline/Hearing, filed by Pamela Jo Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden Eden Detention Center (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
Jul 02, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:19 . Mailed to Dayan Lopez Perez at Diamondback Correctional Facility on Thu Jul 2 11:55:52 CDT 2026 (crt)
#21
Jul 07, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 18 Order on Motion for Default Judgment, received back from Dayan Lopez Perez as Departed DBCF. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kmr) (Entered: 07/07/2026)
Main Document:
Mail
#22
Jul 09, 2026
ORDER. Respondent has notified the Court that Petitioner was released from immigration custody on June 26, 2026. Dkt. No. 20 . Based on the information provided by Respondent, the Court concludes that Petitioner's claims are moot. Thus, the Court dismisses the petition for lack of jurisdiction and denies any other pending motions as moot. The Court will enter judgment accordingly. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 7/8/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 07/09/2026)
#23
Jul 09, 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 7/8/2026) (kmr) (Entered: 07/09/2026)
Main Document:
Judgment
Jul 09, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:22, 23. Mailed to Dayan Lopez Perez at Diamondback Correctional Facility on Thu Jul 9 16:31:24 CDT 2026 (crt)
#24
Jul 21, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 19 Order received back from Dayan Lopez Perez as RTS Refused - Unable to Forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kmr) (Entered: 07/21/2026)
Main Document:
Mail
#25
Jul 29, 2026
Mail returned as undeliverable. 22 Order and 23 Judgment received back from Dayan Lopez Perez as RTS: Refused. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (kmr) (Entered: 07/29/2026)
Main Document:
Mail
Parties
Lopez Perez
Party
Warden, Eden Detention Center
Party