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Case Information
Filed: May 05, 2026
Assigned to:
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:1651 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Last Activity:
May 19, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
May 05, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXSDC-35770213) filed by Gabriela Barajas Morales. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Maldonado Bautista Order, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (Durham, George) (Entered: 05/05/2026)
Main Document:
PETITION
#2
May 05, 2026
Clerk's Notice of Redaction Responsibilities and Privacy Protection. Parties notified, filed. (SDTX_CMECF_AutoDocket, ) (Entered: 05/05/2026)
Main Document:
Clerk's
#3
May 06, 2026
CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (bsg4) (Entered: 05/06/2026)
Main Document:
CLERKS
May 06, 2026
Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (bsg4)
#4
May 11, 2026
CLERK'S NOTICE Requiring Statement of Case Review re: 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Parties notified, filed. (glc4) (Entered: 05/11/2026)
Main Document:
CLERK'S
#5
May 14, 2026
Statement of Case Review by USA . The above-captioned matter was charged, litigated, considered, or investigated by the USAO for the Southern District of Texas at any time from January 2025 through March 2026, filed. (Parker, Lisa Luz) (Entered: 05/14/2026)
Main Document:
Statement
#6
May 15, 2026
RECUSAL ORDER. Judge Nicholas J Ganjei recused. Deadlines in scheduling orders subsist. Court settings are vacated. (Signed by Judge Nicholas J Ganjei) Parties notified. (acw4) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
Main Document:
RECUSAL
#7
May 15, 2026
NOTICE of Reassignment. Case reassigned to Judge Charles Eskridge. Judge Nicholas J Ganjei no longer assigned to the case. Parties notified, filed. (acw4) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#8
May 18, 2026
ORDER TO TRANSFER CASE to United States District Court Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division (Signed by Judge Charles Eskridge) Parties notified. (mmm4) (Entered: 05/18/2026)
Main Document:
Transfer Case (to a different court)
#9
May 18, 2026
ORDER entered. It is ORDERED that by no later than June 8, 2026, Petitioner Gabriela Morales-Barajas shall file a Statement explaining why the reasoning in the previously-referenced decisions does not apply to the claims that she presents. If Petitioner does not file the Statement, the Court will deny the Petition. (Signed by Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr) Parties notified. (hms1) (Entered: 05/18/2026)
Main Document:
Order
May 18, 2026
Case Transferred In - Divisional Transfer
May 18, 2026
Case transferred in from Houston Division on 05/18/2026 ; Case Number 4:26-cv-3633. Case assigned to Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., filed. (mmm4)
May 19, 2026
Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Karen Betancourt randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (dlr1)
May 19, 2026
Referral Judge Selected
Parties
Lyons
Party
Morales Barajas
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