Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01497

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Feb 20, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Orestes Cruz, Pamela Bondi, Christopher Chestnut by Orestes Cruz. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12939272) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet CIVIL COVER SHEET, # 2 Exhibit Exhiit, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit Exhibit, # 12 Proposed Order Proposed Orders, # 13 Exhibit Exhibit List)(Bautista, Cynthia) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

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Feb 20, 2026

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by Hector Manuel Maradiaga Santos for attorney Abigail G. Philips to appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Bautista, Cynthia added. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12939298) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit certificate of good standing) (Bautista, Cynthia) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

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Feb 23, 2026

Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider

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Feb 23, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Orestes Cruz,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Executive Office for Immigration Review,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Kristi Noem,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Abouzeid, Haddy) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

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Feb 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. (Anonymous) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

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Feb 25, 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: 02/25/2026)

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Feb 25, 2026

Order on Application for Pro Hac Vice

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Feb 25, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

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Feb 25, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 2/25/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 8 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The court has previously addressed the legal issues raised by Count One of the Petition. See e.g., Alvarez Maciel v. Noem, No. 1:26-cv-01318-DC-CKD, 2026 WL 496948 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2026), and Barajas Ortiz v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-01167-DC-SCR, Doc. No. 11 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2026). The court is contemplating ruling directly on the 1 Petition, with the understanding that the court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(2) ("Before or after beginning the hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction, the court may advance the trial on the merits and consolidate it with the hearing."); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("The court shall summarily hear and determine the facts, and dispose of [a petitioner's habeas petition] as law and justice require."); A.R. v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-00551-KES-SAB, 2026 WL 227112, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2026) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). Respondents shall file an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to the 8 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 2/27/2026. In their response, Respondents shall substantively address whether there are any factual or legal issues in this case that materially distinguish it from the court's prior orders listed above. Petitioner may file a Reply by 12:00 PM on 3/2/2026. Both parties should address whether they oppose the court ruling directly on the Petition, albeit as to Count One only, to the extent a ruling on that Count entitles Petitioner to the relief sought in the Petition. The matter is not set for a hearing though the court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

Feb 25, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Set Motion and F&R Deadlines/Hearings

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Feb 27, 2026

Opposition to Motion

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Feb 27, 2026

Reply to Response to Motion

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Mar 06, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 3/6/2026: In Respondents' 10 Opposition to Petitioner's 8 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Respondents contend that Petitioner is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b). However, Respondents acknowledge the decisions from this court in Alvarez Maciel v. Noem, No. 1:26-cv-01318-DC-CKD, 2026 WL 496948 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2026) and Barajas Ortiz v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-01167-DC-SCR, 2026 WL 508419 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2026), and indicate that "[t]his matter is not substantively distinguishable from" those cases. (See Doc. No. 10 at 1-2.) Accordingly, pursuant to the court's reasoning in Alvarez Maciel and Barajas Ortiz, Petitioner's 8 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED, and the court ORDERS the following: (1) Petitioner shall be released immediately from the Respondents' custody; (2) Respondents shall not impose any additional restriction on him, such as electronic monitoring, unless that is determined to be necessary at a future pre-deprivation/custody hearing; and (3) Should Respondents attempt to re-detain Petitioner, they shall provide him with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 1236.1(c)(8) at which Petitioner shall bear the burden of showing that he is not a flight risk or a risk to community safety. This Order does not address the circumstances in which Respondents may detain Petitioner in the event Petitioner becomes subject to an executable final order of removal and Petitioner receives notice of that final order of removal. Moreover, in light of Respondents' non-opposition to treating Petitioner's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order as a Motion for Preliminary Injunction (see Doc. No. 10 at 2), and given that the standard for issuing a Temporary Restraining Order is "substantially identical" to the standard for issuing a Preliminary Injunction, Stuhlbarg Int'l Sales Co. v. John D. Brush & Co., 240 F.3d 832, 839 n.7 (9th Cir. 2001), the court hereby ISSUES a Preliminary Injunction on the same terms. This case is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings

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Mar 10, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 03/10/2026. The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and the filings in this action. If further briefing and evidence is needed, respondents may file an answer within fourteen days from the date of this order. Petitioner may file a traverse within seven days of the date an answer is filed or due. If no further briefing is filed, the matter will be deemed submitted. (Text Only Entry). (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

Mar 10, 2026

Minute Order

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Mar 24, 2026

Compel

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Mar 26, 2026

Findings and Recommendations

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Apr 20, 2026

Findings and Recommendations AND Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations AND Order on Motion to Compel AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case

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Apr 20, 2026

Judgment

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Jul 17, 2026

Attorney Fees

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Jul 20, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut,Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Orestes Cruz,Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Executive Office for Immigration Review,Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Kristi Noem,Quinn Disparte, GOVT for U.S. Department of Homeland Security, attorney Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT terminated (Disparte, Quinn) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

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Jul 22, 2026

Opposition to Motion

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Jul 29, 2026

Reply to Response to Motion