Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01418
(HC) Boucherafa v. Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility
Completed
Case Information
Filed: February 18, 2026
Assigned to:
Dale Alan Drozd
Referred to:
Sean C. Riordan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: May 29, 2026
Last Activity:
June 18, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Feb 18, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility by Abdelouahab Boucherafa. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 02/19/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Feb 18, 2026
MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Abdelouahab Boucherafa. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 02/19/2026)
Main Document:
Appoint Counsel
Feb 18, 2026
RECEIPT number 100007316 for $5.00 from Geo Secure Services. (Deputy Clerk AJB)
#3
Feb 19, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 3/26/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 02/19/2026)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider
#4
Feb 19, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Ihsan U. Ahmed for Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility (Ahmed, Ihsan) (Entered: 02/19/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#5
Feb 19, 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: 02/19/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
Feb 19, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 19, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Abdelouahab Boucherafa. (Deputy Clerk AJB)
#6
Feb 20, 2026
Minute Order
Main Document:
Minute Order
Feb 20, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 20, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order, served on Abdelouahab Boucherafa. (Deputy Clerk RAA)
#7
Feb 27, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document:
Dismiss
Mar 02, 2026
MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, No Detainee Here, Return to Sender, Unable to Forward: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents sent to Abdelouahab Boucherafa. Notice of Change of Address due by 4/9/2026. (Deputy Clerk OML)
#8
Mar 04, 2026
MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 3/4/2026: Respondents have filed a motion to dismiss in which they concede Petitioner is eligible for a custody redetermination hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(d)(1) and ask the Court to deny the petition as moot. ECF No. 7 . By March 6, 2026, Respondents shall file a short brief clarifying whether (1) petitioner has received a custody redetermination hearing; and (2) whether he is still in immigration detention. (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 03/04/2026)
Mar 04, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#9
Mar 06, 2026
SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center. (Ahmed, Ihsan) Modified on 3/10/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/06/2026)
Main Document:
SUPPLEMENTAL
Mar 06, 2026
MAIL RETURNED as Not deliverable as addressed, Unable to forward, A# doesn't exist, not here, unclaimed, not legible or incomplete: (#6) Minute Order sent to Abdelouahab Boucherafa. Notice of Change of Address due by 4/13/2026. (Deputy Clerk JAW)
Mar 09, 2026
Service by Mail
Mar 09, 2026
RE-SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents, 6 Minute Order, 8 Minute Order served on Abdelouahab Boucherafa at Mesa Verde Detention Facility. (Deputy Clerk HAH)
#10
Mar 11, 2026
EXHIBIT 2: Order of Immigration Judge on Bond in support of 9 Supplemental Brief by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center . (Ahmed, Ihsan) Modified on 3/12/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/11/2026)
Main Document:
EXHIBIT
#11
Mar 16, 2026
Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel
Mar 16, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Order, served on Abdelouahab Boucherafa. (Deputy Clerk RRB)
Mar 16, 2026
Service by Mail
#12
Mar 20, 2026
MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 3/20/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF No. 11 . Attorney Douglas Beevers is hereby appointed as counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Douglas Beevers, Assistant Federal Defender, 801 I St., 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, Douglas_Beevers@fd.org, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 03/20/2026)
Mar 20, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys
#13
Mar 23, 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 JAW) (Entered: 03/24/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#14
Apr 07, 2026
RESPONSE to 7 Motion to Dismiss by Abdelouahab Boucherafa. (Beevers, Douglas) Modified on 4/9/2026 (KS). (Entered: 04/07/2026)
Main Document:
RESPONSE
#15
Apr 21, 2026
Findings and Recommendations
#16
May 29, 2026
Findings and Recommendations AND Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations AND Order on Motion to Dismiss
#17
May 29, 2026
Judgment
Main Document:
Judgment
#18
Jun 01, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Nisreen Fakhouri Assaf for Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center, attorney Ihsan U. Ahmed terminated (Assaf, Nisreen) (Entered: 06/01/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#19
Jun 17, 2026
Notice of Related Case
Main Document:
Notice of Related Case
Parties
(HC) Boucherafa
Party
Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Facility
Party