Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00727

(HC) J. v. Warden, Golden State Annex

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Case Information

Filed: January 28, 2026
Assigned to: Troy Lynne Nunley
Referred to: Sean C. Riordan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: August 11, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Jan 28, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, Golden State Annex by Carlos Plancarte Jaimes. (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 01/29/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Jan 28, 2026
RECEIPT number 100007058 for $5.00 from Helen Hernandez. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)
#2
Jan 29, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 3/5/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 01/29/2026)
Main Document: Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
#3
Jan 29, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Cody S. Chapple for Warden, Golden State Annex (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 01/29/2026)
Main Document: DESIGNATION
#4
Jan 29, 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. (Anonymous) (Entered: 01/29/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
#5
Jan 29, 2026
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 1/29/2026 ORDERING that Respondents shall file a response to Petitioner's Request for immediate relief by Tuesday, 2/3/2026; Petitioner may file a reply, if any, by Thursday, 2/5/2026; In order to ensure this Court's jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner to another detention center outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the Court; Petitioner is provisionally authorized to proceed in forma pauperis, subject to Petitioner filing an application to proceed in forma pauperis by 2/5/2026. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve Petitioner with an application to proceed in forma pauperis; Wit hin seven days from the date of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information to Michele Krueger, Courtroom Deputy for Chief Judge Troy Nunley, who s hall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment; The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment, along with a copy of the § 2241 petition. (cc: FD Attention Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk LMS)
Main Document: Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Jan 29, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Carlos Plancarte Jaimes. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)
Jan 29, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Order, served on Carlos J., together with a new IFP form. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
Jan 29, 2026
Service by Mail
#6
Jan 30, 2026
NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Reed Brian Grantham on behalf of Carlos J.. Attorney Grantham, Reed Brian added. (Grantham, Reed) (Entered: 01/30/2026)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#7
Jan 30, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 1/30/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF No. 5 . Attorney Reed Grantham is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Reed Grantham, Assistant Federal Defender, 2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330, Fresno, CA 93721-2226, (559)487-5561, Reed_Grantham@fd.org, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: FD, Attention: Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk JRW) (Entered: 01/30/2026)
Jan 30, 2026
Minute Order
Feb 06, 2026
Minute Order
#12
May 15, 2026
Notice of Appearance
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#13
Aug 11, 2026
ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 8/11/2026 GRANTING The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 . Respondents are ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-arresting or redetaining Petitioner, while subject to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), a bsent compliance with statutory and constitutional protections, including a minimum of seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before a neutral factfinder where Respondents demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the governm ent's interest in protecting the public or ensuring Petitioner appears at future immigration proceedings outweighs Petitioner's constitutionally protected interest in remaining free from detention such that no alternative to detention can mitigate that risk. At any such hearing, Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of Petitioner and close this case. CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
Main Document: Order AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case
#14
Aug 11, 2026
Judgment
Main Document: Judgment

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(HC) J.
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Warden, Golden State Annex
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