Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00406

#1

Apr 14, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Riccardo Mercurio. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Order to Show Cause)(EDC) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

#2

Apr 14, 2026

MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis by Riccardo Mercurio. (EDC) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

Apr 16, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 2 MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis. This motion is now pending before the USMJ., ***Set CASE REFERRED Flag (PPS), ***Set ICE Flag (EDC)

#3

Apr 22, 2026

Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

#4

Apr 22, 2026

Standing Order - ICE

#5

Apr 23, 2026

Notice of Provisional Appointment: Pursuant to General Order 2026-11 the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana is hereby provisionally appointed to represent the pro se petitioner pending the determination of the petitioner's financial need and the petitioner's consent to or request for representation by the FPD. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (DCB) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#6

Apr 29, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Krupa Green on behalf of Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Green, Katherine) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

Certificate of Interested Persons by Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement identifying Corporate Parent U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Corporate Parent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Corporate Parent U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Louisiana, Corporate Parent Federal Public Defender's Office, Affiliate/Interested Person Riccardo Mercurio, Affiliate/Interested Person K. Jordan, Warden, Camp 57, Angola, LA for Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Green, Katherine) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

#8

Apr 30, 2026

Amended Standing Order - ICE

#9

May 15, 2026

Extension of Time

#10

May 15, 2026

ORDER granting the 9 Federal Respondent's Motion for Extension of Time to File Response and A-File, which seeks a two (2) week extension of time to respond to Petitioner Riccardo Mercurio's habeas petition and to file Petitioner's alien registration file ("A-File"). Further briefing is not necessary given the limited nature of the request. The government shall respond to Petitioner's habeas petition and file the A-File into the record of this case by no later than May 29, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 05/15/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (EWD) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

May 15, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

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May 29, 2026

Extension of Time

#12

Jun 05, 2026

ORDER granting for good cause the 11 Federal Respondents' Motion for Extension of Time to File Response and A-File. On May 15, 2026, the Court granted Federal Respondent's first request for an extension of time until May 29, 2026 to file a response to Petitioner Ricarrdo Mercurio's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. 2241 (the "Petition"), through which Petitioner claims that he has been unlawfully detained. The Petition was filed on or about April 8, 2026 and more than a month has passed since the U.S. Attorney's Office filed its 6 Notice of Appearance on behalf of the Federal Respondents on April 29, 2026. However, the Motion represents that counsel for the Federal Respondents' had an emergent medical condition that required an absence from work and that more time is necessary to review the A-File and prepare a response to the Petition. Accordingly, the Federal Respondents will be granted an additional extension of time until June 12, 2026 to file Petitioner's alien registration file into the record and to respond to the Petition. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 06/05/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (EWD) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

Jun 05, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

#13

Jun 12, 2026

NOTICE of Filing Petitioner's Redacted A-File by Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Attachments: # 1 Part 1 Redacted A-File, # 2 Part 2 Redacted A-File, # 3 Part 3 Redacted A-File, # 4 Part 4 Redacted A-File)(Green, Katherine) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#14

Jun 12, 2026

Response

#15

Jun 18, 2026

Appoint Counsel

Jun 18, 2026

Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel

#17

Jul 06, 2026

Response