Southern District of Texas • 5:26-cv-00919

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May 16, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXSDC-35867596) filed by Jesus A Guerra-Gutierrez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order) (Piri, Michael) (Entered: 05/16/2026)

May 16, 2026

Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Christopher dos Santos 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. (av5)

May 16, 2026

Referral Judge Selected

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May 18, 2026

Clerk's Notice of Duplicate Case. Parties notified, filed. (rlt5) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

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May 26, 2026

ORDER re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Served electronically on USAO per MOU.). In light of Sosnava Rodriguez, the Court hereby sua sponte STAYS this habeas proceeding. See Lighthouse Consulting Grp. v. Ally Fin., No. W-19-CV-00592-ADA, 2020 WL 6365538, at *1 (W.D. Tex. Mar. 25, 2020) (A federal court has inherent power to stay, sua sponte, an action before it.); see also Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936) ([T]he power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to control the disposition of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.). The Court FINDS a stay preserves its resources and the parties interests moving forward. See Lighthouse Consulting, 2020 WL 6365538, at *1 (courts weigh competing interests in deciding whether to enter a stay).1The parties are ORDERED to file a joint advisory within three (3) days of the Fifth Circuits decision in Sosnava Rodriguez. The advisory must summarize any developments in Sosnava Rodriguez and state how the parties wish to proceed.Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 29, 2026, the Court FOREGOES mail service. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to electronically serve the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. No. 1), and this Order on Southern District of Texas Civil Chief Daniel Hu at USATXS.CivilNotice@usdoj.gov. (Signed by Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo) Parties notified. (rlt5) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

May 28, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Christopher Michael Halbohn on behalf of Todd Blanche, Todd M Lyons, Mullins Markwayne, filed. (Halbohn, Christopher)

May 28, 2026

Notice of Appearance - USA (Govt Use Only)