Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-04349
(HC) Rizo Sanchez v. Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center
Completed
Case Information
Filed: June 08, 2026
Assigned to:
Kirk E. Sherriff
Referred to:
Frank J. Singer
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: June 15, 2026
Last Activity:
August 05, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Jun 08, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center by Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. [$5.00 filing fee received on 06/8/2026. Receipt to be docketed on 06/09/2026] (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jun 08, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
Jun 08, 2026
RECEIPT number 200019447 for $5.00 for filing fee from Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk VLK) Modified on 6/9/2026 (VLK).
#3
Jun 09, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#4
Jun 09, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#5
Jun 09, 2026
CLERK'S NOTICE of DOCKET CORRECTION: Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson assigned to this case in error. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Frank J. Singer. The new case number is: 1:26-cv-4349-KES-FJS (HC). (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
#6
Jun 09, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 6/09/2026: (Text Only Entry). The Court has reviewed the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus and 2 motion for temporary restraining order. The Court has previously addressed the legal issues raised by the 1 petition. See e.g., Luis Alberto R.C. v. Murray, 817 F. Supp. 3d 917 (E.D. Cal. 2025); Elmer Joel M. C. v. Wofford, No. 1:25-CV-01622-KES-CDB (HC), 2025 WL 3501200 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 6, 2025); W.V.S.M. v. Wofford, No. 1:25-CV-01489-KES-HBK (HC), 2025 WL 3236521 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 19, 2025); Bilal A. v. Wofford, No. 1:25-CV-01715-KES-HBK (HC), 2025 WL 3648366 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2025); Marina V.N. v. Robbins, No. 1:25-CV-01845-KES-SKO (HC), 2025 WL 3701960 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2025). The Court intends to rule directly on the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus, with the understanding that the Court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the 2 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."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-CV-3118 (PMH), 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). On or before June 11, 2026, respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to whether there are any factual or legal issues in this case that distinguish it from the Court's prior orders in Luis Alberto R.C. v. Murray, Elmer Joel M. C. v. Wofford, W.V.S.M. v. Wofford, Bilal A. v. Wofford, and Marina V.N. v. Robbins and justify denying the petition, or indicate the matter is not substantively distinguishable. Pending the Court's decision, and unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the Court ORDERS that respondents shall not transfer petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (noting court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"). (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
Jun 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order, served on Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk VMG)
Jun 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Clerk's Notice of Docket Correction served on Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)
Jun 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk AKP)
Jun 09, 2026
Minute Order
Jun 09, 2026
Service by Mail
#7
Jun 11, 2026
RESPONSE to 6 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE by Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)(Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
Main Document:
RESPONSE
#8
Jun 15, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 6/15/2026: (Text Only Entry): The 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed without prejudice, as petitioner has not exhausted his administrative remedy before the BIA. On May 7, 2026, petitioner received a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) in immigration court, pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. See Doc. 7-1. Following that hearing, the immigration judge denied bond, placing the burden on petitioner and finding that petitioner was a danger to the community and a flight risk. Id. Petitioner filed a motion to reconsider that decision, and the immigration judge granted that motion, reanalyzing the issue with the burden of proof on the government. See Doc. 7-4. But the immigration judge denied bond again, finding that the government had met its burden to show that petitioner was a danger and a flight risk. Petitioner's deadline to appeal the immigration judge's order to the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") is June 29, 2026. See id. at 3. A noncitizen "dissatisfied with the IJ's bond determination" must ordinarily "file an administrative appeal so that the necessity of detention can be reviewed by... the BIA." Leonardo v. Crawford, 646 F.3d 1157, 1160 (9th Cir. 2011) (internal citation omitted). If petitioner "remain[s] dissatisfied" after the BIA rules on his appeal, then he may "file a petition for habeas corpus in the district court." Id. "When a petitioner does not exhaust administrative remedies, a district court ordinarily should either dismiss the petition without prejudice or stay the proceedings until the petitioner has exhausted remedies[.]" Id. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case and terminate the 2 motion for temporary restraining order as moot. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 06/15/2026)
#9
Jun 15, 2026
Judgment AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case
Main Document:
Judgment AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case
Jun 15, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Minute Order served on Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk VMG)
Jun 15, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO
Jun 15, 2026
Service by Mail
Jun 15, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 9 Judgment, served on Luis Miguel Rizo Sanchez. (Deputy Clerk SSA)
#10
Aug 05, 2026
Notice of Related Case
Main Document:
Notice of Related Case
Parties
(HC) Rizo Sanchez
Party
Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center
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