Eastern District of Texas • 9:26-cv-00344

Castillo Escobar v. Blanche

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Case Information

Filed: April 28, 2026
Assigned to: Michael Joseph Truncale
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Det
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Last Activity: May 14, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Apr 28, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (noncitizen detainee) ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXEDC-11509853.), filed by Miguel Angel Castillo Escobar. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I # 11 Additional Attachment(s) AO440 - TODD BLANCE, # 12 Additional Attachment(s) AO440 - MARKWAYNE MULLIN, # 13 Additional Attachment(s) AO440 - TODD LYONS, # 14 Additional Attachment(s) AO440 - BRET BRADFORD, # 15 Additional Attachment(s) AO440 - ALEXANDER SANCHEZ, # 16 Additional Attachment(s) Motion for Issuance of Order to Show Cause, # 17 Proposed Order)(Weiss, Jan) Modified text on 4/28/2026 (SCM). (Entered: 04/28/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
Apr 28, 2026
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Jan Weiss on behalf of Miguel Angel Castillo Escobar. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11509879. (Weiss, Jan) (Entered: 04/28/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
Apr 28, 2026
Case: Castillo Escobar v. Blanche et al was filed on 4/28/2026 and assigned to Judge Truncale. (SCM)
Apr 28, 2026
Case assigned to District Judge Michael J. Truncale. (SCM)
#3
May 11, 2026
MOTION to Transfer to Correct Division by Miguel Angel Castillo Escobar (Weiss, Jan) Modified into motion on 5/11/2026 (SCM). (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/13/2026: # 1 Proposed Order) (SCM). (Entered: 05/11/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#4
May 13, 2026
ORDER granting 3 Motion to Transfer to Correct Division. The Clerk is INSTRUCTED to transfer this case to the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division. Signed by District Judge Michael J. Truncale on 5/13/26. (ljw) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
Main Document: Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
May 14, 2026
Case transferred in from Beaumont Division on 5/13/26 ( Case Number 1:26-cv-158.) Case assigned to District Judge Michael J. Truncale.. (ljw)
May 14, 2026
Case Transferred In - Divisional Transfer

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Blanche
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Castillo Escobar
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