Bernardo Castaneda v. State of Texas

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION BERNARDO CASTANEDA, § # 25051293, § Plaintiff, § § v. § No. 3:26-CV-125-O § STATE OF TEXAS, § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is the Notice of Removal, received on January 16, 2026. (Dkt. No. 3.) For the reasons that follow, the case is REMANDED sua sponte to the Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 3. I. BACKGROUND Bernardo Castaneda, a pretrial detainee at the Dallas County Jail, seeks to remove two state felony criminal cases—Cause Nos. F19-76081 and F19-76082, pending in…