Northern District of Texas • 6:26-cv-00118

Gomez Linares v. Director of Eden Detention Center

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Case Information

Filed: March 16, 2026
Assigned to: James Wesley Hendrix
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Last Activity: March 26, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Mar 16, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has not 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. (kxm) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document: New
#2
Mar 16, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (kxm) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document: Notice
#3
Mar 16, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Eduardo Manuel Gomez Linares. 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. (kxm) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
Mar 17, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:1,2. Tue Mar 17 16:00:09 CDT 2026 (crt)
#4
Mar 23, 2026
ELECTRONIC TRANSFER ORDER. Eduardo Manuel Gomez Linares, an ICE detainee at the Eden Detention Center in Concho County, filed a pro se habeas petition challenging his continued detention under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 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). (Ordered by Judge Brantley Starr on 3/23/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 03/23/2026)
#5
Mar 23, 2026
New Case Notes: A filing fee has not been paid. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the national and circuit indexes.) (mms) (Entered: 03/23/2026)
#6
Mar 23, 2026
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party (mms) (Entered: 03/23/2026)
Main Document: Notice
Mar 23, 2026
NEW CASE NUMBER 6:26-cv-118 has been opened following the order of transfer entered in case number 3:26-cv-00847-X-BN. 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 23, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4, 6. Mon Mar 23 16:09:00 CDT 2026 (crt)
Mar 23, 2026
Order Transferring to Another Division
#7
Mar 26, 2026
ELECTRONIC ORDER AND NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY: Petitioner did not pay the required filing fee or file a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Therefore, Petitioner is ORDERED to pay the $5.00 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis with the required certificate of inmate trust account by April 27, 2026 (30 days). Petitioner's failure to comply with this order may result in the dismissal of this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The Clerk is directed to provide to Petitioner a form application to proceed in forma pauperis with service of this order. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 3/26/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
Mar 26, 2026
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:7, IFP Form. Mailed to Eduardo Manuel Gomez Linares at Eden Detention Center on Thu Mar 26 16:33:42 CDT 2026 (crt)
Mar 26, 2026
Order And Notice of Deficiency

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Director of Eden Detention Center
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Gomez Linares
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