Central District of California • 5:26-cv-01330

#1

Mar 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (28 USC 2241), Receipt No. ACACDC-41786767 for $5 filing fee, filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Attorney Jana May Whalley added to party J.D.R.L.(pty:pet))(Whalley, Jana) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#2

Mar 20, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Whalley, Jana) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#3

Mar 20, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jana May Whalley counsel for Petitioner J.D.R.L.. Adding Jana Whalley as counsel of record for Petitioner J.D.R.L. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Whalley, Jana) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#4

Mar 20, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Elizabeth Hercules-Paez counsel for Petitioner J.D.R.L.. Adding Elizabeth Hercules-Paez as counsel of record for J.D.R.L. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L. (Attorney Elizabeth Hercules-Paez added to party J.D.R.L.(pty:pet))(Hercules-Paez, Elizabeth) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#5

Mar 20, 2026

NOTICE OF REFERENCE to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable District Judge John W. Holcomb and referred to Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver, who is authorized to consider preliminary matters and conduct all further hearings as may be appropriate or necessary. Pursuant to Local Rule 83-2.4, the Court must be notified within five (5) days of any address change. See notice for additional details. (mza) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#6

Mar 20, 2026

First APPLICATION of Registered Legal Services Attorney Helen Boyer to practice before the Court filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Whalley, Jana) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#7

Mar 23, 2026

First EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Petitioner's detention filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Proposed Order) (Whalley, Jana) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#8

Mar 24, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE AND ORDER by Judge John W. Holcomb: The Court has received and reviewed Petitioner's Ex Parte Application for a Temporary Restraining Order (the "Application") [ECF No. 6]. The Court hereby ORDERS as follows: (1) Respondents are DIRECTED to file their respective written responses to the Motion no later than March 26, 2026; (2) Petitioner is GRANTED leave to file an optional reply no later than March 27, 2026; (3) a hearing is SET on the Motion for March 30, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.; and (4) counsel for parties are DIRECTED to appear in person in Courtroom 9D, on the 9th Floor of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 411 W. Fourth Street Santa Ana, California, at that date and time. IT IS SO ORDERED.THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (cla) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 03/24/2026)

#9

Mar 24, 2026

ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT UPON RECUSAL by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment General Order 05-07 referral pursuant to General Order 05-07. Case randomly reassigned from Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver to Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 5:26-cv-01330-JWH-PD. (lh) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

Mar 24, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#10

Mar 26, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jessica O Cheh counsel for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia. Adding Jessica O. Cheh as counsel of record for Fereti Semaia, Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Jaime Rios for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Federal Respondents Fereti Semaia, Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Jaime Rios. (Attorney Jessica O Cheh added to party Pamela Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Jessica O Cheh added to party Immigration and Customs Enforcement(pty:res), Attorney Jessica O Cheh added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Jessica O Cheh added to party Kristi Noem(pty:res), Attorney Jessica O Cheh added to party Jaime Rios(pty:res), Attorney Jessica O Cheh added to party Fereti Semaia(pty:res))(Cheh, Jessica) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#11

Mar 26, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaiato First EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Petitioner's detention 7 (Cheh, Jessica) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#12

Mar 27, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE AND ORDER by Judge John W. Holcomb: In view of Respondent's Response to the First Ex-Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order [ECF No. 11] filed on March 26, 2026, the hearing on the preliminary injunction set on March 30, 2026, is hereby VACATED. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (pd) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 03/27/2026)

#13

Mar 27, 2026

REPLY in support of First EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Petitioner's detention 7 filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Whalley, Jana) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#14

Mar 31, 2026

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue GRANTING the Application of Registered Legal Services Attorney Helen H. Boyer to Practice Before the Court and participate in the above entitled action re First APPLICATION of Registered Legal Services Attorney Helen Boyer to practice before the Court 6 . (san) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

#15

Apr 06, 2026

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PETITIONER'S EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A PRELIMINARY JUNCTION [ECF No. 7 ] by Judge John W. Holcomb: For the foregoing reasons, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 1. J.D.R.L.'s Application for Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 7 ] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. 2. Respondents are PRELIMINARILY ENJOINED from continuing to detain J.D.R.L. 3. Respondents are DIRECTED to release J.D.R.L. FORTHWITH under the terms and conditions of his pre-existing release, as if J.D.R.L. had not been detained. This Order does not provide J.D.R.L. with blanket immunity from future detentionthat relief is likely beyond the Court's jurisdiction-but any future enforcement actions after release must comply with Due Process requirements. 4. To the extent that J.D.R.L. requests other relief in his Application, that request is DENIED without prejudice. 5. Pursuant to General Order No. 05-07, further proceedings on the merits of the Petition are REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge. (es) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

#16

Apr 09, 2026

(In Chambers): ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue: Response to Order to Show Cause due by 4/29/2026. See document for details. (es) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

#17

Apr 14, 2026

Joint STIPULATION for Judgment as to GRANT OF PETITION AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by Federal Respondents Pamela Bondi, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Judgment)(Cheh, Jessica) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

#18

Apr 22, 2026

ORDER GRANTING PETITION AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2241 by Judge John W. Holcomb, re Stipulation for Judgment, 17 . The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Dkt. No. 1, is GRANTED. 2. Judgment shall be entered consistent with the reasons and findings set forth in this Court's April 6, 2026 order granting in part a preliminary injunction, Dkt. No. 15 . (sh) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#19

Apr 22, 2026

JUDGMENT by Judge John W. Holcomb, It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is GRANTED, with no further proceedings, consistent with the reasons and findings set forth in this Court's April 6, 2026, order granting in part a preliminary injunction. Dkt. No. 15 . Related to: Order, 18 (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (sh) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#20

Jul 17, 2026

First NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Rachel M. Odio on behalf of Petitioner J.D.R.L. (Attorney Rachel M. Odio added to party J.D.R.L.(pty:pet))(Odio, Rachel) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

#21

Jul 23, 2026

First NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Helen Boyer in Support of Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), # 2 Declaration of J.D.R.L. in Support of Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), # 3 Proposed Order on Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA")) (Odio, Rachel) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

#22

Jul 27, 2026

Corrected NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. Motion set for hearing on 8/21/2026 at 09:00 AM before Judge John W. Holcomb. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Helen Boyer in Support of Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), # 2 Declaration of J.D.R.L. in Support of Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), # 3 Proposed Order on Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA")) (Odio, Rachel) (Entered: 07/27/2026)

#23

Jul 28, 2026

OPPOSITION to Corrected NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") 22 AND REQUEST TO STAY PETITIONERS MOTION FOR EAJA FEES PENDING SUPREME COURT DECISION IN MONTOYA-PALACIOS filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia. (Cheh, Jessica) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

#24

Jul 28, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Elizabeth Hercules-Paez counsel for Petitioner J.D.R.L.. Elizabeth Hercules-Paez is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Hercules-Paez, Elizabeth) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

#25

Aug 07, 2026

REPLY in support of Corrected NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") 22 filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Boyer, Helen) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#26

Aug 18, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge John W. Holcomb: On its own motion, the Court CONTINUES the hearing on the pending motions [ECF Nos. 21 & 22] from August 21, 2026,at 9:00 a.m., to August 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ***TIME CHANGE ONLY*** Counsel for the parties are DIRECTED to appear in person in Courtroom 9D, on the 9th Floor of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 411 W. Fourth Street Santa Ana, CA 92701. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (cla) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 08/18/2026)

Aug 18, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#27

Aug 19, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Jacob Maddox counsel for Petitioner J.D.R.L.. Adding Jacob Maddox as counsel of record for J.D.R.L. for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Petitioner J.D.R.L.. (Attorney Jacob Maddox added to party J.D.R.L.(pty:pet))(Maddox, Jacob) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#28

Aug 21, 2026

MINUTE ORDER OF PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS [ 21 & 22 ] held before Judge John W. Holcomb. For the reasons stated on the record, the motions [ECF Nos. 21 & 22] are taken UNDER SUBMISSION. IT IS SO ORDERED. Court Reporter: Deborah Parker. (yl) (Entered: 08/25/2026)