Ho v. Villegas
Plaintiff: Dat Thien Ho
Respondent: Marcello Villegas
Case Number: 1:2026cv00185
Filed: April 20, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: James Wesley Hendrix
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Pet/Habeas Corpus: Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 13, 2026 Filing 10 Mail returned as undeliverable. #7 Judgment, #6 Order, received back from Dat Thien Ho as departed, not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (skh)
May 4, 2026 Filing 9 Mail returned as undeliverable. Order Receipt, #4 Order to Show Cause received back from Dat Thien Ho at Bluebonnet Detention Center as RTS/UTF/Departed 4/23/26. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (ada)
May 4, 2026 Filing 8 Mail returned as undeliverable. #3 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party, Order Receipt received back from Dat Thien Ho at Bluebonnet Detention Center as RTS/UTF/Departed 4/23/26. No address update from last filed document. The current document has not been re-mailed. (ada)
April 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's order entered today, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/29/2026) (skh)
April 29, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER. The Court has reviewed the parties' pleadings and applicable law. For the reasons stated in Respondent's response, the Court concludes that it lack jurisdiction to adjudicate Petitioner's claims because they are moot. See Chay v. Holder, 470 F. App'x 406, 407 (5th Cir. 2012) (citations omitted). Petitioner's Section 2241 habeas petition is therefore dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/29/2026) (skh)
April 29, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:6,7. mailed to Dat Thien Ho at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Wed Apr 29 10:17:11 CDT 2026 (crt)
April 27, 2026 Filing 5 RESPONSE filed by Marcello Villegas re: #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, (Famada-DOJ, Omar)
April 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. Respondent is directed to file an answer to Petitioner's petition within 20 days from the date of this order. Petitioner may file a response to Respondent's answerwithin 20 days from the date shown on Respondent's certificate of service. Copies of all pleadings, motions, and orders will be served electronically upon the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E) and by prior agreement of the Office of the UnitedStates Attorney, Northern District of Texas.The clerk has served this order and will regenerate notice of the petition and supporting documents to the designated Assistant US Attorney. Ann Cruce-Haag-DOJ and Brian Walters Stoltz-DOJ for Marcello Villegas added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 4/21/2026) (amg)
April 21, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 4. mailed to Dat Thien Ho at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Apr 21 10:34:58 CDT 2026 (crt)
April 20, 2026 Filing 3 Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (skh)
April 20, 2026 Filing 2 New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the #national and #circuit indexes.) (skh)
April 20, 2026 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Dat Thien Ho. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 100000886) Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: # Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (skh)
April 20, 2026 ***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. mailed to Dat Thien Ho at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Mon Apr 20 12:00:09 CDT 2026 (crt)

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