Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01154
(HC) Montes Regalado v. Warden of the California City Detention Facility
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Case Information
Filed: February 09, 2026
Assigned to:
Jennifer L. Thurston
Referred to:
Erica Grosjean
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
October 08, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Feb 09, 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 California City Detention Facility, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security by Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Feb 09, 2026
MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
In Forma Pauperis
#3
Feb 09, 2026
MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
Appoint Counsel
#4
Feb 10, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due within thirty (30) days. (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider
#5
Feb 10, 2026
ORDER AUTHORIZING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS re: 2 Motion to Proceed IFP as to Hilario Montes Regalado, signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 2/10/2026. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
05 - HC/Order Authorizing IFP AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#6
Feb 10, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Shea Jon Kenny, GOVT for Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Shea Jon Kenny, GOVT for Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Shea Jon Kenny, GOVT for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Shea Jon Kenny, GOVT for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Shea Jon Kenny, GOVT for Warden of the California City Detention Facility (Kenny, Shea) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#7
Feb 10, 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: 02/10/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
Feb 10, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents, 5 Order Authorizing IFP Status served on Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk OFR)
Feb 10, 2026
Service by Mail
#8
Feb 11, 2026
ORDER Requiring Respondents to File a Response; ORDER Setting Briefing Schedule, signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 02/11/2026. Thirty-Day Deadline. (Deputy Clerk CM) (Entered: 02/11/2026)
Main Document:
06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response
Feb 11, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 11, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Order Directing Respondent to File a Response to the Petition served on Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk CM)
#9
Feb 20, 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. (Deputy Clerk SSA) (Entered: 02/20/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#10
Mar 05, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Ihsan U. Ahmed for Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Ihsan U. Ahmed for Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Ihsan U. Ahmed for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Ihsan U. Ahmed for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Ihsan U. Ahmed for Warden of the California City Detention Facility, attorney Shea Jon Kenny, GOVT terminated (Ahmed, Ihsan) (Entered: 03/05/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#11
Mar 05, 2026
MOTION to DISMISS 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 California City Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Ex. 1 Decision and Order of Immigration Judge, # 2 Certificate of Service)(Ahmed, Ihsan) (Entered: 03/05/2026)
Main Document:
Dismiss
#12
Mar 18, 2026
MOTION re 3 Motion to Appoint Counsel by Federal Defender Office. Attorney Williams, Heather Erica added. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Williams, Heather) (Entered: 03/18/2026)
Main Document:
Miscellaneous Relief
#13
Apr 02, 2026
ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL for Petitioner; ORDER DENYING 12 Federal Defender's Amicus Motion to Appoint Counsel as Moot signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 4/1/2026. Petitioner's Traverse due by 4/24/2026. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 04/02/2026)
#14
Apr 02, 2026
NOTICE and MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 04/03/2026)
Main Document:
Appoint Counsel
Apr 02, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 13 Order served on Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk AML)
Apr 02, 2026
Service by Mail
#15
Apr 09, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 04/09/2026: Consistent with the Court's order and subsequent information provided to the undersigned's courtroom deputy by the Office of the Federal Defender on 4/09/2026 (see Doc. 13), it is HEREBY ORDERED that Matthew T. Hidayat is appointed to represent Petitioner Hilario Montes Regalado, effective 4/02/2026 nunc pro tunc. The Clerk of the court is DIRECTED to update the docket accordingly. Petitioner's deadline to file his response/traverse to Respondents' opposition remains April 24, 2026. See id. (Deputy Clerk CRB) (Entered: 04/09/2026)
Apr 09, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 09, 2026
Minute Order
Apr 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 15 Minute Order served on Hilario Montes Regalado. (Deputy Clerk AML)
#16
Apr 15, 2026
NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Matthew Thomas Hidayat on behalf of Hilario Montes Regalado. (Hidayat, Matthew) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
Main Document:
Notice of Appearance
#17
Apr 24, 2026
OPPOSITION by Hilario Montes Regalado to 11 Motion to Dismiss,,. (Hidayat, Matthew) (Entered: 04/24/2026)
Main Document:
Opposition to Motion
#18
May 28, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on May 28, 2026: This case has been initiated by the same Petitioner who initiated a prior action, 1:24-cv-00998-EPG, which reached judgment on April 21, 2025, and in which the Court ordered Respondents to provide Petitioner with a bond hearing. In the present case, Petitioner asserts that the bond hearing he received was constitutionally inadequate. (ECF No. 17 at 5.) Pursuant to Local Rule 123, the Court finds that this action (1:26-cv-01154-JLT-CDB) is related to Case No. 1:24-cv-00998-EPG because both cases involve overlapping parties, properties, claims, events and/or questions of fact or law. Accordingly, assignment of the actions to the same magistrate judge will promote convenience, efficiency, and economy for the Court and parties. Thus, the Court ORDERS that Case No. 1:26-cv-01154-JLT-CDB is reassigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. All future filings shall use the following Case Number: 1:26-cv-01154-JLT-EPG. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk FMN) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
#19
May 28, 2026
CLERK'S NOTICE REASSIGNING CASE (TEXT ONLY). This case has been assigned to Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean. The new case number is: 1:26-cv-01154-JLT-EPG. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
May 28, 2026
Service by Mail
May 28, 2026
Minute Order
May 28, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 18 Minute Order, 19 Clerk's Notice Reassigning Case served on. (Deputy Clerk OFR)
#20
Jul 09, 2026
FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS to Deny 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Deny Respondents' 11 Motion to Dismiss, signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 7/9/2026. Objections to F&R due within 14-days. (Deputy Clerk CRM)
#21
Jul 23, 2026
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
Main Document:
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
#23
Oct 08, 2026
ORDER ADOPTING 20 Findings and Recommendations, DENYING Respondents' 11 Motion to Dismiss, DENYING The 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, and Directing Clerk of Court to Close Case, signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 10/8/2026. CASE CLOSED (Deputy Clerk ED)
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