Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03221
(HC) Chanhkhiao v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility
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Case Information
Filed: April 27, 2026
Assigned to:
Troy Lynne Nunley
Referred to:
Chi Soo Kim
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
July 17, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Apr 27, 2026
2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, Todd M. Lyons by Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Apr 27, 2026
MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
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In Forma Pauperis
#3
Apr 27, 2026
MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
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Appoint Counsel
#4
Apr 29, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#5
Apr 29, 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: 04/29/2026)
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CONSENT/DECLINE
#6
Apr 29, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Relief Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 04/29/2026: The 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 CRN) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
Apr 29, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 29, 2026
Minute Order
Apr 29, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Immigration New Case Documents served on Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk MR)
Apr 29, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order, served on Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk CRN)
#7
May 04, 2026
06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - Set/Clear Flags
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06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - Set/Clear Flags
May 04, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Order served on Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk KS)
May 04, 2026
Service by Mail
#8
May 11, 2026
Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#9
May 28, 2026
Extension of Time
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Extension of Time
#10
May 28, 2026
Appoint Counsel
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Appoint Counsel
#11
May 28, 2026
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
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Order on Motion for Extension of Time
May 28, 2026
Service by Mail
May 28, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Order on Motion for Extension of Time served on Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk KLY)
#13
Jun 01, 2026
REPLY to 8 Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 06/02/2026)
Main Document:
REPLY
#12
Jun 02, 2026
Appoint Counsel
Main Document:
Appoint Counsel
#14
Jun 03, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 6/3/2026: Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:1. Petitioner's motions for appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 3, 10, 12 ) are GRANTED.2. The Federal Defender is appointed to represent petitioner. Within seven days of the date of this order, the appointing authority of the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information to Alex Waldrop, Courtroom Deputy for the undersigned, via email at awaldrop@caed.uscourts.gov, who shall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Panel, the Court hereby authorizes them to serve as pro hac vice CJA counsel for petitioner for the duration of proceedings in this Court pursuant to Local Rule 180(b)(1). If counsel is not admitted to practice before the Eastern District of California, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3005 and 3006A and this District's CJA Plan, General Order 671, § XV.C.1g as applied here, the Court hereby authorizes said counsel's pro hac vice admission to practice before this court for the duration of the proceedings, nunc pro tunc to the date the appointing authority first contacted counsel about this appointment.3. Ten days after appearing in this action, petitioner's counsel shall file a supplemental reply. Respondents may file a supplemental response seven days after being served with the supplemental reply.4. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. (Text Only Entry) (CC: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk AW) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
#15
Jun 03, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 6/3/2026: Pending the Court's ruling on the habeas 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 JRW) (Entered: 06/03/2026)
#16
Jun 03, 2026
Notice (Other)
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Notice (Other)
Jun 03, 2026
Minute Order
Jun 03, 2026
Service by Mail
Jun 03, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Jun 03, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 14 Minute Order served on Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk AW)
Jun 09, 2026
Service by Mail
Jun 09, 2026
MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Unable to Forward, Attempted - Not Known: 11 Order sent to Sourapha Chanhkhiao. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/17/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP)
Jun 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 15 Minute Order served on Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Deputy Clerk HAH)
#17
Jun 15, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 6/15/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF No. 14 . Attorney Galina Dorris is hereby appointed nunc pro tunc to 6/12/2026 as counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Galina Dorris, Gavrilov & Brooks, 2315 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA 95816, as counsel for petitioner on an ad hoc basis in this matter. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: FD, Attention: Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk JRW) (Entered: 06/15/2026)
#18
Jun 15, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 6/15/2026: On 6/3/2026, respondents informed the court that petitioner was removed and that they would supplement the record with documentation regarding petitioner's removal. (ECF No. 16 .) Respondents have not supplemented the record. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that by 5 p.m. on Wednesday 6/17/2026, respondents shall supplement the record with documentation regarding petitioner's removal; within seven (7) days of respondents filing of the supplemental record, petitioner shall inform the court whether the petition may be dismissed as moot given petitioner's removal. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JRW) (Entered: 06/15/2026)
#19
Jun 15, 2026
Notice of Appearance
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Notice of Appearance
Jun 15, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys
Jun 15, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#20
Jun 16, 2026
SUPPLEMENT to 16 Notice of Removal by All Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Rodriguez, Camilo) Modified on 6/22/2026 (KS). (Entered: 06/16/2026)
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SUPPLEMENT
Jun 16, 2026
MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, No longer in custody, Released, Unable to Forward: 14 Minute Order sent to Sourapha Chanhkhiao. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/24/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP)
Jun 18, 2026
MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Released, Not in Custody, Not Deliverable as Addressed: 15 Minute Order sent to Sourapha Chanhkhiao. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/27/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP)
#21
Jun 23, 2026
REPLY to Respondents' Opposition to Motion to Enforce All Writs Act and OPPOSITION to Motion to Dismiss by Sourapha Chanhkhiao. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service) (Dorris, Galina) Modified on 6/29/2026 (KS). (Entered: 06/23/2026)
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REPLY
#22
Jun 23, 2026
STATUS REPORT by All Respondents. (Rodriguez, Camilo) Modified on 6/29/2026 (KS). (Entered: 06/23/2026)
Main Document:
STATUS
#23
Jun 23, 2026
FURTHER STATUS REPORT by All Respondents. (Rodriguez, Camilo) Modified on 6/29/2026 (KS). (Entered: 06/23/2026)
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FURTHER
#24
Jun 24, 2026
SUPPLEMENT to 23 Further Status Update by All Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Decl. of Deportation Officer) (Rodriguez, Camilo) Modified on 7/1/2026 (KS). (Entered: 06/24/2026)
Main Document:
SUPPLEMENT
#25
Jul 14, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Zachary John Ray, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Zachary John Ray, GOVT for Todd M. Lyons,Zachary John Ray, GOVT for Kristi Noem,Zachary John Ray, GOVT for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, attorney Camilo Rodriguez, GOVT terminated (Ray, Zachary) (Entered: 07/14/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#26
Jul 17, 2026
Findings and Recommendations
Main Document:
Findings and Recommendations
Parties
(HC) Chanhkhiao
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Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility
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