Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00482

#1

May 02, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ALAMDC-3066735.), filed by Mohamed Essa. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. A - Declaration of Daad Sharfi Esq., # 2 Exhibit Ex. B - IJ Order Granting Withholding of Removal, # 3 Exhibit Ex. C - Evidence in Support of POCR, # 4 Exhibit Ex. D - Notice of Decision on POCR, # 5 Exhibit Ex. E - ICE Release Policy, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Mayeaux, Kenneth) (Entered: 05/02/2026)

#2

May 03, 2026

Certificate of Interested Persons by Mohamed Essa (Mayeaux, Kenneth) (Entered: 05/03/2026)

#3

May 04, 2026

MOTION for Jacqueline Pearce to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3067857) by Mohamed Essa (Attachments: # 1 J. Pearce Declaration and Oath, # 2 J. Pearce Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 J. Pearce Proposed Order)(Mayeaux, Kenneth) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

#4

May 04, 2026

MOTION for Michael Sternheim to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3067859) by Mohamed Essa (Attachments: # 1 M. Sternheim Declaration and Oath, # 2 M. Sternheim Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 M. Sternheim Proposed Order)(Mayeaux, Kenneth) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

#5

May 04, 2026

MOTION for Shira Sandler to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3067860) by Mohamed Essa (Attachments: # 1 S. Sandler Declaration and Oath, # 2 S. Sandler Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 S. Sandler Proposed Order)(Mayeaux, Kenneth) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

#6

May 05, 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. (CLM) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#7

May 05, 2026

ORDER granting 3, 4, and 5 Motions for Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Sternheim, and Shira Sandler to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 5/5/2026. 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.) (KAH) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#13

May 05, 2026

Proof of Mailing as to re 6 Amended Standing Order - ICE and 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Certified Mail No. 9589 0710 5270 2540 7328 51; 9589 0710 5270 2540 7326 22; 9589 0710 5270 2540 7327 14; and 9589 0710 5270 2540 7325 16 addressed to Attorney General for the United States of America; Office of the General Counsel; Warden of the Angola Camp 57; and U.S. Attorney's Office. Mailed on 5/5/2026. (EDC) Modified on 5/7/2026 to edit text. (EDC). (Entered: 05/07/2026)

May 05, 2026

***Set ICE Flag (CLM)

May 05, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

May 05, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 5 MOTION for Shira Sandler to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3067860). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (CLM)

May 05, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 3 MOTION for Jacqueline Pearce to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3067857). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (CLM)

May 05, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 4 MOTION for Michael Sternheim to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3067859). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (CLM)

#8

May 06, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Monica Griffith-Braud on behalf of Brian Acuna, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

#9

May 06, 2026

Certificate of Interested Persons by Brian Acuna, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin identifying Affiliate/Interested Person Kenneth A. Mayeaux, Affiliate/Interested Person United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, Affiliate/Interested Person Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Affiliate/Interested Person Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Affiliate/Interested Person Mayeaux & Associates, L.C., Affiliate/Interested Person Mohamed Adel Moustafa Mohamed Essa, Affiliate/Interested Person Michael P. Sternheim, Affiliate/Interested Person Shira Sandler, Affiliate/Interested Person Jacqueline Pearce, Affiliate/Interested Person Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson, LLP, Affiliate/Interested Person Kevin Siegel, Affiliate/Interested Person Hilda Bonilla, Affiliate/Interested Person National Immigration Law Center, Affiliate/Interested Person Nhu-Y Ngo, Affiliate/Interested Person Daad Sharfi, Affiliate/Interested Person The Bronx Defenders for Brian Acuna, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons. (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

#10

May 06, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

#11

May 06, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

#12

May 07, 2026

ORDER granting 10 and 11 Motions for Kevin Siegel and Nhu-Y Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson on 5/7/2026. 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.) (KAH) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

May 07, 2026

MOTION(S) REFERRED: 10 MOTION for Kevin Siegel to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3069864), 11 MOTION for Nhu-Y Ngo to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3069866). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (CLM)

May 07, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

#16

May 19, 2026

Extension of Time