Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00385

#1

Apr 06, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Muhammad Ahsan Farooq Mirza. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support)(NLT) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

#2

Apr 06, 2026

MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis by Muhammad Ahsan Farooq Mirza (NLT) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

Apr 08, 2026

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

#3

Apr 20, 2026

ORDER granting 2 Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 4/20/2026. (KAH) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

#4

Apr 22, 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. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 04/22/2026. (Litchfield, Michael) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#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 30, 2026

Amended Standing Order - ICE

#7

May 01, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Davis Rhorer on behalf of Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Rhorer, Davis) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

#8

May 01, 2026

Certificate of Interested Persons by Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Davis Rhorer, Affiliate/Interested Person U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Affiliate/Interested Person Todd Blanche, Affiliate/Interested Person Muhammad Ahsan Farooq Mirza, Affiliate/Interested Person Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana for Todd Blanche, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.. (Rhorer, Davis) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

#9

May 14, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief (First)

#10

May 15, 2026

Extension of Time

#11

May 20, 2026

ORDER: Respondents Motion for Extension (Doc. 10) is GRANTED. A-File and response to the petition now due May 29, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 5/20/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Johnson, Scott) (Entered: 05/20/2026)

May 20, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time