Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-02160

(HC) Balde v. Warden of the California City Detention Facility

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Case Information

Filed: March 19, 2026
Assigned to: Troy Lynne Nunley
Referred to: Edmund F. Brennan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: April 09, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Mar 19, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Pamela Bondi, Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, California City Corrections Center, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Warden California City Detention Center by Adama Balde. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13059262) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet, # 5 Proposed Order)(Dunlavey, Wilson) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Mar 19, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 4/23/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk MCF) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
Main Document: Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
#3
Mar 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: 03/19/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
#4
Mar 19, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 19, 2026: The Court has reviewed the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 1 .) Petitioner requests this Court issue a writ ordering Petitioner's immediate release. If Petitioner seeks emergency relief and intends to file a motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO"), Petitioner shall file the motion as soon as possible and no later than two court days from the date of this Minute Order. If Petitioner does not intend to file a TRO, Petitioner shall notify the Court immediately at mkrueger@caed.uscourts.gov. Pending the Court's ruling on the petition, Respondents shall not take any action to transfer Petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 608 (1966) (acknowledging the Court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
#5
Mar 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: 03/19/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
Mar 19, 2026
Minute Order
#6
Mar 23, 2026
Temporary Restraining Order
Main Document: Temporary Restraining Order
#7
Mar 23, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 23, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 6 .) The Court has reviewed Petitioner's motion and finds Petitioner has met her burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on his claims that Respondents violated the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause for prolonged detention (see, e.g., L.S. v. Warden, Otay Mesa Det. Ctr., No. 25CV3598-LL-BJW, 2026 WL 143150, at *6 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 20, 2026)); (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. Respondents must provide Petitioner (A# 221-042-606) a bond hearing within three (3) days of this Order where Respondents bear the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence before a neutral decisionmaker that Petitioner poses a danger to the community or a flight risk. The decisionmaker must consider alternative conditions of release and Petitioner's financial circumstances for bond. Hernandez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 976, 991 (9th Cir. 2017). At the hearing, Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. If Petitioner is not found to be a danger to the community or flight risk, Respondents must immediately release Petitioner. Respondents may impose any restrictions or conditions determined to be necessary by the neutral decisionmaker at the hearing. By March 27, 2026, Respondents must file a notice of compliance and identify the outcome of the bond hearing and Petitioner's custody status. The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. This matter is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 302 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/23/2026)
Mar 23, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO
#8
Mar 27, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/27/2026)
Main Document: STATUS
#9
Apr 01, 2026
06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response
Main Document: 06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response
#10
Apr 08, 2026
RESPONSE by Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Warden of the California City Detention Facility to 9 Order Directing Respondent to File a Response to the Petition, 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/08/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#11
Apr 09, 2026
REPLY by Adama Balde re 10 Response,. (Dunlavey, Wilson) (Entered: 04/09/2026)
Main Document: REPLY