Western District of Louisiana • 1:26-cv-03161

#1

Aug 06, 2026

DEFICIENT PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number NEW54784.), filed by LUIS ANGEL CIFUENTES RODAS. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Envelope)(mk) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] Modified on 8/20/2026 not on approved form (Kiper, C). (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#2

Aug 06, 2026

TEXT ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 8/6/2026. (mk) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#3

Aug 07, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by SARINA KAPLAN on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, JOHN TSOUKARIS, DAVID VENTURELLA (KAPLAN, SARINA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#4

Aug 07, 2026

Letter from U.S. Attorney's Office re Petitioner's Location re 2 Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex 1 - I-830)(KAPLAN, SARINA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#5

Aug 17, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Respondents' letter informing the Court that Petitioner had been transferred to WINN Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana, prior to filing his habeas petition with this Court. (See ECF No. 4 .) Accordingly, it is ORDERED that within three (3) days of the entry of this Text Order, Respondents shall provide the Court with documentation to show the location of Petitioner at the time the Petition was filed and any jurisdictional issues based on Petitioner's detention location. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 8/17/2026. (kd) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/17/2026)

#6

Aug 19, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by ALICIA NICOLE GONZALEZ on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, JOHN TSOUKARIS, DAVID VENTURELLA, WARDEN (GONZALEZ, ALICIA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#7

Aug 19, 2026

Letter from United States Attorney's Office Response to ECF No. 5 re 5 Text Order,,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FedEx Tracking History)(GONZALEZ, ALICIA) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#8

Aug 19, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, Stay of Removal, and Preliminary Injunction by LUIS ANGEL CIFUENTES RODAS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Envelope)(dam) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#9

Aug 20, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Petitioner Luis Angel Cifuentes Rodas' ("Petitioner") Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging Petitioner's continued detention by immigration authorities (ECF No. 1 ) and Respondents' letter request to transfer this matter to the Western District of Louisiana (ECF No. 7 ). Respondents submit that Petitioner was transferred from Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey on July 29, 2026, and arrived at the Alexandria Staging Facility in Alexandria, Louisiana on July 30, 2026. (ECF No. 7, citing ECF No. 4 -1.) Petitioner was subsequently transferred to Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana on July 30, 2026. (Id.) The Court received Petitioner's Petition on August 6, 2026, which was dated August 4, 2026. (See id.) The sole proper respondent in a petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is the warden of the facility where the detainee is currently being held. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 436 (2004); Yi v. Maugans, 24 F.3d 500, 507 (3d Cir. 1994). Petitioner was confined in the Western District of Louisiana at the time the Petition was filed. Therefore, the only proper respondent would be the Warden of Petitioner's Detention Center in Louisiana, where Petitioner was confined when the Petition was filed. District courts "are limited to granting habeas relief 'within their respective jurisdictions.'" Padilla, 542 U.S. at 442 (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a)). A writ of habeas corpus pursuant to § 2241 may therefore only be issued by the district court in which the petitioner is currently confined, in this case the the Western District of Louisiana, which has jurisdiction over Winnfield, Louisiana. Id.; see also Yi, 24 F.3d at 503 ("A district court's habeas corpus jurisdiction is territorially limited and extends only to persons detained and custodial officials acting within the boundaries of that district."). Because Petitioner is challenging his continued detention in Louisiana, this Court finds that it would be in the interests of justice to transfer this matter to the appropriate court, in this case the Western District of Louisiana District Court. 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall TRANSFER this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 8/20/2026. (kd) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.] (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#10

Aug 20, 2026

DISTRICT CASE transferred in from District of New Jersey; Case Number 2:26-cv-09958. Original file copy of transfer order and docket sheet received (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#11

Aug 20, 2026

NOTICE of Standing Order 1.73 regarding the provisional appointment of the Federal Public Defender. (crt,Kiper, C) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#12

Aug 20, 2026

NOTICE of Standing Order 1.74 regarding service and scheduling in immigration habeas cases. (crt,Kiper, C) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#13

Aug 20, 2026

PROPOSED MEMORANDUM ORDER Referred to Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 8/20/2026. (crt,Kiper, C) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#14

Aug 20, 2026

PROPOSED TRANSFER ORDER Referred to Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 8/20/2026. (crt,Kiper, C) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

Aug 20, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh) [Transferred from New Jersey on 8/20/2026.]

Aug 20, 2026

Terminate Case (Private Entry)

Aug 20, 2026

Order Transferring Case to Another District

Aug 20, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Aug 20, 2026

CASE Assigned to Judge S Maurice Hicks, Jr and Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky. (crt,Kiper, C)

#15

Aug 21, 2026

TRANSFER ORDER regarding admission status of counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 8/21/2026. (crt,Leday, A) (Entered: 08/21/2026)