Central District of California • 2:26-cv-00030

#1

Jan 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (28 USC 2241), Receipt No. ACACDC-41202056 for $5 filing fee, filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits to Petition) (Attorney Lori B. Schoenberg added to party Prince Mariwa(pty:pet))(Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/04/2026)

#2

Jan 04, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/04/2026)

#3

Jan 04, 2026

Notice and CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa, (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/04/2026)

#4

Jan 05, 2026

NOTICE OF REFERENCE to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank and referred to Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue, who is authorized to consider preliminary matters and conduct all further hearings as may be appropriate or necessary. Pursuant to Local Rule 83-2.4, the Court must be notified within five (5) days of any address change. See notice for additional details. (car) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

#5

Jan 05, 2026

APPLICATION for Order to Show Cause re: why the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

#6

Jan 07, 2026

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSETO HABEAS PETITION by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. By January 21, 2026, Respondents shall file a response to the Petition and electronically lodge with the Court all relevant documents. The response may be in the form of a Motion to Dismiss or an Answer. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS) Notice: The court has issued a ruling on preliminary review. Pursuant to the Agreement on Acceptance of Service between the Clerk of Court and the United States Attorneys Office, this Notice constitutes service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: # 1 PETITION, # 2 CV11B CONSENT TO PROCEED FORM) (sh) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

#7

Jan 19, 2026

EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to mandating release from immigration custody filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum Memorandum of Points and Authoritiesin support of Petitioner's ex parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, # 2 Appendix Appendix, # 3 Declaration declaration, # 4 Proposed Order) (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/19/2026)

#8

Jan 20, 2026

ORDER by Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank, re EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to mandating release from immigration custody 7 . No later than 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026, the respondents SHALL FILE a brief responding to the application for a temporary restraining order (TRO). No later than 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, petitioner MAY FILE a reply. IT IS SO ORDERED. (kr) (Entered: 01/20/2026)

#9

Jan 21, 2026

(Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Pamela Jo Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Mark Bowen(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Todd M. Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Kristi Noem(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Ernesto Santacruz Jr. (pty:res))(Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

#10

Jan 21, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Pamela Jo Bondi, Mark Bowen, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Ernesto Santacruz Jr. to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1, EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to mandating release from immigration custody 7 (Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

#11

Jan 23, 2026

REPLY support EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to mandating release from immigration custody 7 filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#12

Jan 26, 2026

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER and ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION SHOULD NOT ISSUE by Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank: Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order 7 is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that the Respondents are ENJOINED, as follows: (1) The Respondents SHALL immediately release the Petitioner from custody pending these proceedings, and may not re-detain him pending further order of this Court. (2) The United States Department of Homeland Security SHALL NOT impose any additional restrictions on the Petitioner's release from custody, such as bond or electronic monitoring, unless a neutral decisionmaker determines that such conditions of release are necessary at a pre-deprivation hearing. At any such hearing, the Respondents SHALL bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, that any additional restrictions on the Petitioner's release are necessary to prevent the Petitioner from posing a danger to the community or a risk of flight upon his discharge from federal immigration custody, and the Petitioner SHALL be allowed to have counsel present. (3) The Respondents are ENJOINED from rearresting or re-detaining the Petitioner without compliance with constitutional safeguards, which include at a minimum, pre-deprivation notice describing the change of circumstances necessitating his rearrest and re-detention, and a timely hearing. At any such hearing, the Respondents SHALL bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, that the Petitioner poses a danger to the community or a risk of flight, and the Petitioner SHALL be allowed to have counsel present. (4) No security shall be required. No later than Friday, 1/30/2026, the respondents SHALL FILE a response showing cause why this Court should not issue a preliminary injunction as requested by petitioner 5 . No later than Monday, 2/2/2026, petitioner MAY FILE a reply brief. (gk) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

#13

Jan 28, 2026

REPLY support APPLICATION for Order to Show Cause re: why the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted 5 filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#14

Jan 30, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Pamela Jo Bondi, Mark Bowen, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Ernesto Santacruz Jr. to Order on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order,,,,,,, 12 (Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

#15

Feb 02, 2026

REPLY support Order to Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

#16

Feb 09, 2026

ORDER RE: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank: Petitioner's request for a preliminary injunction 5 is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that the Respondents are ENJOINED, as follows: (1) The Respondents SHALL NOT re-detain the Petitioner pending further order of this Court. (2) The United States Department of Homeland Security SHALL NOT impose any additional restrictions on the Petitioner's release from custody, such as bond or electronic monitoring, unless a neutral decisionmaker determines that such conditions of release are necessary at a pre-deprivation hearing. At any such hearing, the Respondents SHALL bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, that any additional restrictions on the Petitioner's release are necessary to prevent the Petitioner from posing a danger to the community or a risk of flight upon his discharge from federal immigration custody, and the Petitioner SHALL be allowed to have counsel present. (3) The Respondents are ENJOINED from rearresting or re-detaining the Petitioner without compliance with constitutional safeguards, which include at a minimum, pre-deprivation notice describing the change of circumstances necessitating his rearrest and re-detention, and a timely hearing. At any such hearing, the Respondents SHALL bear the burden of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence, that the Petitioner poses a danger to the community or a risk of flight, and the Petitioner SHALL be allowed to have counsel present. (4) No security shall be required. (gk) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#17

Mar 02, 2026

(In Chambers): Order Re Supplemental Submission by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue, 16 . By March 16, 2026, Petitioner may file a supplemental submission addressing any further relief sought by the Petition, and the factual and legal basis for that further relief. [See Order for further details.] (san) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

#18

Mar 16, 2026

SUPPLEMENT to Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held, 17 filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#19

Mar 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue: Order Setting Hearing on Habeas Petition. The Court sets a hearing on the Petition for April 2, 2026 at 3:45 p.m. via Zoom. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. (im) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#20

Apr 03, 2026

(In Chambers): Order Requiring Respondents to Return Petitioner's Personal Property by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. Respondents are ordered to return to Petitioner or Petitioners counsel of record in this case all of the property that was taken from Petitioner when he was detained on December 17, 2025. [See Order for further details and deadlines.] (san) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

#21

Apr 09, 2026

STATUS REPORT (Joint) filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

#22

Apr 10, 2026

(In Chambers): Order Re Joint Status Report by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue: The parties will submit a second status report, either jointly or separately, by April 16, 2026, regarding the return of the property. SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS. (es) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

#23

Apr 16, 2026

STATUS REPORT (Second Joint Status Report) filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

#24

Apr 20, 2026

MINUTE (In Chambers): Order Re Second Joint Status Report by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue: The parties will submit a third status report, either jointly or separately, by April 23, 2026, regarding the return of the property. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS) (sh) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

#25

Apr 23, 2026

STATUS REPORT (third joint status report) filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#26

Aug 06, 2026

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION issued by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. Re Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1 (ch) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#27

Aug 06, 2026

NOTICE OF FILING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. Objections to R&R due by 8/20/2026 (ch) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#28

Aug 20, 2026

OBJECTION to Report and Recommendation (Issued) 26 filed by Respondents Pamela Jo Bondi, Mark Bowen, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Ernesto Santacruz Jr..(Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#29

Aug 20, 2026

RESPONSE IN SUPPORT Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#30

Aug 25, 2026

Text Only Entry - The Court has reviewed Petitioner's response to the Report and Recommendation. Dkt. No. 29. Pursuant to the Notice of Filing of Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, Dkt. No. 27, any responses to a party's Objections are due within 14 days after being served the Objections. Therefore, Petitioner's response to Respondents' Objections, Dkt. No. 28, are due by September 3, 2026. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (im) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 08/25/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

Generic Text Only Entry

#31

Sep 04, 2026

REPLY opposition to Federal Respondents' Objections to Magistrate Report and Recommendation filed by Petitioner Prince Mariwa. (Schoenberg, Lori) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#32

Sep 08, 2026

ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE by Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank: granting in part 26 re Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 . (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). (mrv)

#33

Sep 08, 2026

JUDGMENT by Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank.IT IS ADJUDGED that the Petition is granted in part. Claim Two is granted and the remaining claims are dismissed without prejudice. Related to: Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 32 (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (mrv)