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

Faraji v. Acuna

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Case Information

Filed: April 21, 2026
Assigned to: Shelly Deckert Dick
Referred to: Richard L. Bourgeois Jr.
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: May 21, 2026
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Docket Entries

#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)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#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)
Main Document: Certificate
#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)
Main Document: Summons
#4
Apr 22, 2026
Appear Pro Hac Vice
Main Document: Appear Pro Hac Vice
#5
Apr 22, 2026
Appear Pro Hac Vice
Main Document: Appear Pro Hac Vice
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 - ICE
Main Document: Standing Order - ICE
#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)
Main Document: Proof
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)
Main Document: Return
#10
Apr 29, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Justin Alan Jack on behalf of Brian Acuna (Jack, Justin) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#11
Apr 30, 2026
Amended Standing Order - ICE
Main Document: Amended Standing Order - ICE
#13
May 11, 2026
Extension of Time
Main Document: Extension of Time
#14
May 12, 2026
Response in Opposition to Motion
Main Document: Response in Opposition to Motion
#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)
Main Document: Return
#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)
Main Document: NOTICE
#18
May 21, 2026
Response
Main Document: Response

Parties

Acuna
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Faraji
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