Central District of California • 5:26-cv-02460

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May 08, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (28 USC 2241), Receipt No. ACACDC-42224145 for $5 filing fee, filed by Petitioners Casto Villalba Sandoval, Jose Luis Gante Martinez, Eleazar Bernal Mendiola. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Memorandum, # 3 Exhibit) (Attorney Niels W Frenzen added to party Eleazar Bernal Mendiola(pty:pet), Attorney Niels W Frenzen added to party Jose Luis Gante Martinez(pty:pet), Attorney Niels W Frenzen added to party Casto Villalba Sandoval(pty:pet))(Frenzen, Niels) (Entered: 05/08/2026)

#2

May 08, 2026

NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Petitioners All Plaintiffs, (Frenzen, Niels) (Entered: 05/08/2026)

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May 08, 2026

NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Petitioners Eleazar Bernal Mendiola, Jose Luis Gante Martinez, Casto Villalba Sandoval. Related Case(s): 5:25-cv-01873-SSS-BFM (Frenzen, Niels) (Entered: 05/08/2026)

#4

May 08, 2026

The Petitioner has voluntarily consented to have a Magistrate Judge conduct all further proceedings in this case, including trial and entry of judgment. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (mza) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 05/08/2026)

#5

May 08, 2026

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to Magistrate Judge Stephanie S. Christensen. (mza) (Entered: 05/08/2026)

#6

May 08, 2026

Notice of General Order 26-05 and Briefing Schedule. (mza) (Entered: 05/08/2026)

May 08, 2026

2241 Initial Case Assignment Consent or Declination

#7

May 12, 2026

This action has been fully consented to according to General Order 26-05. The case will proceed before a magistrate judge. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (tsn) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 05/12/2026)

May 12, 2026

Immigration 2241 Full Consent

#8

May 15, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Ryan C. Chapman counsel for Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia. Adding Ryan C. Chapman as counsel of record for Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Respondents Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security. (Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Department of Homeland Security(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Executive Office for Immigration Review(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Immigration and Customs Enforcement(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Jaime Rios(pty:res), Attorney Ryan C. Chapman added to party Fereti Semaia(pty:res))(Chapman, Ryan) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

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May 15, 2026

ANSWER to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, 1 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaia.(Chapman, Ryan) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

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May 17, 2026

REPLY filed by Petitioners Eleazar Bernal Mendiola, Jose Luis Gante Martinez, Casto Villalba Sandoval to Answer to Complaint, 9 (Frenzen, Niels) (Entered: 05/17/2026)

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May 18, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Stephanie S. Christensen. IT IS ORDERED that Judgment shall be entered (1) granting the petition; and (2) enjoining Respondents from continuing to detain Petitioners unless no later than May 26, 2026, each Petitioner is provided with an individualized bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. Section 1226(a) at which the government must bear the burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence that each Petitioner poses a flight risk or danger to the public, and the immigration judge must exercise discretion to make an individualized determination whether each Petitioner should be detained pending removal proceedings. (tsn) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

#12

May 18, 2026

JUDGMENT by Magistrate Judge Stephanie S. Christensen. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (tsn) (Main Document 12 replaced on 5/19/2026) (tsn).