Northern District of Texas • 3:26-cv-01257

#1

Apr 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Weidenfield Agwe Fombii Tichaawa. In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the Judges Copy Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. (Filing fee $5; receipt number ATXNDC-16372676) 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 Exhibit(s), # 3 Exhibit(s), # 4 Exhibit(s), # 5 Exhibit(s), # 6 Exhibit(s), # 7 Exhibit(s), # 8 Exhibit(s), # 9 Exhibit(s), # 10 Exhibit(s), # 11 Exhibit(s)) (Gulen, Muhammed) (Attachment 1 flattened on 4/20/2026) (kcr). (Entered: 04/17/2026)

#2

Apr 17, 2026

New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. CASREF case referral set and case referred to Magistrate Judge Rutherford (see Special Order 3). Case received over counter or electronically. 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 Rutherford). Clerk to provide copy to plaintiff if not received electronically. (kcr) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

#3

Apr 20, 2026

Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice with Certificate of Good Standing (Filing fee $100; Receipt number ATXNDC-16375934) filed by Thomas Bergami (Attachments: # 1 California Certificate of Good Standing)Attorney Vanessa Molina added to party Thomas Bergami(pty:res) (Molina, Vanessa) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

#4

Apr 22, 2026

ELECTRONIC ORDER: The Court GRANTS the application for admission pro hac vice filed by Vanessa Molina, counsel for Petitioner [ECF No. 3], and DIRECTS Molina, if counsel has not already done so, to register as an ECF User within 14 days of this order. See N.D. Tex L. Civ. R. 5.1(f). (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 4/22/2026) (chmb) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

Apr 22, 2026

Order on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice

#5

Apr 23, 2026

Order to Show Cause/Order to Answer

#6

Apr 23, 2026

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd Alan Durden-DOJ on behalf of Thomas Bergami, US Department of Homeland Security. (Filer confirms contact info in ECF is current.) (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#7

Apr 23, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Thomas Bergami, US Department of Homeland Security. (Clerk QC note: No affiliate entered in ECF). (Durden-DOJ, Todd) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#8

May 11, 2026

ELECTRONIC ORDER: The parties are reminded that they may consent to have all further proceedings in this case conducted by the magistrate judge. Consent to the magistrate judges authority is voluntary. Any party is free to withhold consent without adverse substantive consequences. But a magistrate judge may often be in the best position to provide a speedy, just, and inexpensive adjudication of a civil case while still preserving the right of direct appeal to the Court of Appeals.If all parties consent to the authority of the magistrate judge, the district judge can reassign the case to the magistrate judge to conduct all further proceedings, including entry of a final judgment, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any appeal directly to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. If all parties do not consent, the undersigned magistrate judge will continue to handle the case under the district judges order of reference for pretrial management and will enter orders or findings, conclusions, and recommendations in this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), and the parties will retain the right to seek review of the magistrate judges findings, conclusions, and recommendations in the manner provided by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). A Notice and Election Regarding Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge is available at https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/attorneys/civil-form. Please complete this form and return it to the district clerk -- but do not file it by CM/ECF on the docket -- by June 1, 2026. (Ordered by Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford on 5/11/2026) (rekc) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

May 11, 2026

Order