Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00053

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Jan 05, 2026

(2241) PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security by Mandeep Singh. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Jan 05, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Mandeep Singh. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Jan 05, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Mandeep Singh. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Jan 06, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED: Consent or Decline due by 2/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Jan 06, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Mandeep Singh. (Deputy Clerk AML)

Jan 06, 2026

Service by Mail

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Jan 09, 2026

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 01/08/2026 GRANTING Petitioner's 2 Motion to Proceed IFP and AUTHORIZING Petitioner to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of the filing fee in this action. Petitioner's 3 Mot ion to Appoint Counsel is GRANTED and the Federal Defender is APPOINTED to represent Petitioner. Within 7 days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's information t o Judge Dennis M. Cota's courtroom deputy, and counsel will be added as counsel for Petitioner. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within 7 days of this order the Federal Defender shall f ile a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. New counsel for Petitioner shall meet and confer with opposing counsel on a briefing schedule and jointly file that schedule with the court within 14 days of this order. In order to ensure this courts jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, Respondent shall not transfer Petitioner outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court. (Deputy Clerk KS)

Jan 09, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Order served on Mandeep Singh. (Deputy Clerk KS)

Jan 09, 2026

Service by Mail

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Jan 13, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 01/13/26:The Court has been notified of Counsels contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF 5. Attorney Timothy Zindel is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for Petitioner nunc pro tunc to January 12, 2026. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Timothy LeRoy Zindel, Law Office of Timothy Zindel, PO Box 188976, Sacramento, CA 95818-8976, 916-704-2665, timzindel@gmail.com, as counsel for Petitioner in this matter. Counsel for the parties are hereby directed to meet and confer and to submit a proposed briefing schedule on the habeas petition by January 23, 2026. (Text Only Entry), Attorney Timothy Zindel for Mandeep Singh added. (Deputy Clerk JLP) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

Jan 13, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

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Jan 22, 2026

STIPULATION and PROPOSED ORDER re Briefing Schedule by Parties. (Zindel, Timothy) Modified on 1/27/2026 (KS). (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT added for All Respondents. (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 2/2/2026 (KS). (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 1/26/2026. The Court will adopt the proposed Briefing Schedule, as follows: Respondents' response to the petition is due on or before 2/5/2026, and Petitioner's reply is due 2/19/2026. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

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Feb 05, 2026

[DISREGARD- See Corrected 12 Response and Answer] REPLY by Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 10 Order,, Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 2/5/2026 (JJD). (Entered: 02/05/2026)

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Feb 05, 2026

RESPONSE and ANSWER to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by All Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3)(Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 2/5/2026 (JJD). (Entered: 02/05/2026)

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Feb 19, 2026

REPLY by Mandeep Singh re 12 Response. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Zindel, Timothy) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

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Apr 22, 2026

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 4/21/2026 RECOMMENDING that 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be granted as to Petitioner's indefinite detention and that Respondents be ordered to immediately release Petitioner with appropriate conditions of supervision. Referred to Senior District Judge William B. Shubb. Objections due within 7 days after being served with these findings and recommendations. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

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Apr 29, 2026

Objections to Findings and Recommendations

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May 05, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 5/5/2026 DECLINING TO ADOPT 14 The Findings and Recommendations and DENYING petitioner's petition for habeas corpus 1 . CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

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May 05, 2026

Judgment

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Jul 21, 2026

Notice of Related Case

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Jul 24, 2026

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 7/23/2026 RELATING Cases 1:26-cv-0053 and 1:26-cv-05515. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

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Oct 30, 2026

Notice of Related Case

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Nov 03, 2026

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 11/02/26 DECLINING to relate cases 1:26-cv-0053 WBS DMC, 1:26-cv-5515 WBS ICD, and 1:26-cv-8738 DAD SCR. (Deputy Clerk AJB)