Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00428

#1

Apr 21, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ALAMDC-3059819.), filed by Shahriyar Faraji. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Proposed Summons, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B)(Perry, Charles) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

#2

Apr 21, 2026

Certificate of Interested Persons by Shahriyar Faraji identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Nora Ahmed, Affiliate/Interested Person American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana, Affiliate/Interested Person Sarah Decker, Affiliate/Interested Person Sarah T. Gillman, Affiliate/Interested Person Charles Andrew Perry, Affiliate/Interested Person Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights for Shahriyar Faraji.. (Perry, Charles) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

#3

Apr 22, 2026

Summons Issued as to Brian Acuna. (NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve both the summons and all attachments in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.) (AMM) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#4

Apr 22, 2026

Ex Parte MOTION for Sarah Decker to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3060489) by Shahriyar Faraji (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Order)(Perry, Charles) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#5

Apr 22, 2026

Ex Parte MOTION for Sarah Gillman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3060493) by Shahriyar Faraji (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Order)(Perry, Charles) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

Apr 24, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 5 Ex Parte MOTION for Sarah Gillman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3060493). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (AMM)

Apr 24, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 4 Ex Parte MOTION for Sarah Decker to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3060489). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (AMM)

#6

Apr 27, 2026

STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11 the Clerk of Court shall file this Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention. The Court has provisionally appointed the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana to assist pro se filers detained in immigration custody in this District of habeas corpus petitions filed under 28 U.S.C. 2241. See General Order 2026-11. The scheduling order contained herein shall apply except when a case-specific scheduling order is or has already been entered. The Government and all respondents be and are hereby prohibited from transferring the petitioner from the detention facility in which the petitioner is held at the time of filing and prohibited from removing the petitioner from the Middle District of Louisiana, during the response and briefing delays set forth in the Scheduling Order herein. The Government and the respondents shall provide counsel for the petitioner 24 hours advance written notice before releasing the petitioner from ICE custody (DCB) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

#7

Apr 27, 2026

ORDER granting 4 Motion for Sarah Decker to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 4/27/26. ATTENTION: Local counsel shall provide the following link to those attorneys granted leave to proceed pro hac vice in the Middle District of Louisiana who choose to register for e-file access www.lamd.uscourts.gov/pro-hac-vice-e-filing-registration. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JAP) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

#8

Apr 27, 2026

ORDER granting 5 Motion for Sarah Gillman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 4/27/26. ATTENTION: Local counsel shall provide the following link to those attorneys granted leave to proceed pro hac vice in the Middle District of Louisiana who choose to register for e-file access www.lamd.uscourts.gov/pro-hac-vice-e-filing-registration. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JAP) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

#9

Apr 27, 2026

Proof of Mailing as to 6 Standing Order - ICE.(DCB) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

Apr 27, 2026

***Set ICE Flag (DCB)

Apr 27, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

#12

Apr 28, 2026

Return on Certified Mail re 6 Standing Order - ICE,,,, (ELW) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#10

Apr 29, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Justin Alan Jack on behalf of Brian Acuna (Jack, Justin) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

#11

Apr 30, 2026

AMENDED STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11, the Clerk of Court shall file this Amended Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention.. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 04/30/2026. (Litchfield, Michael) (Entered: 04/30/2026)

#13

May 11, 2026

First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response Memorandum and Petitioner A-File by Brian Acuna, Todd Blanche (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jack, Justin) (Entered: 05/11/2026)

#14

May 12, 2026

RESPONSE in Opposition to 13 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response Memorandum and Petitioner A-File filed by Shahriyar Faraji. (Gillman, Sarah) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

#15

May 12, 2026

ORDER granting 13 Motion for Extension of Time. Having considered the motion and the opposition, it is ordered that Respondent has through Thursday, May 21, 2026, to file a response to Petitioner's habeas petition and to file Petitioner's complete A-File, all written transcripts of immigration court proceedings, and all written evidence of a deportation plan or procurement of travel documents into the record. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 5/12/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Bourgeois, Richard) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

May 12, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

#16

May 13, 2026

Return on Certified Mail re 6 Standing Order - ICE (NLT) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

#17

May 21, 2026

NOTICE of Filing of A-File by Brian Acuna, Todd Blanche (Attachments: # 1 Left Side, Part1, # 2 Left Side, Part 2, # 3 Right Side, Part 1, # 4 Right Side, Part 2)(Jack, Justin) (Entered: 05/21/2026)

#18

May 21, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Brian Acuna, Todd Blanche. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of DHS)(Jack, Justin) (Entered: 05/21/2026)

#20

Jun 03, 2026

Response