Central District of California • 5:26-cv-03769

#1

Jul 07, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person In Federal Custody (28:2241) Case assigned to Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha and referred to Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. (Filing fee $ 5 FEE DUE.), filed by Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#2

Jul 07, 2026

PETITIONER'S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PENDING HABEAS REVIEW filed by Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#3

Jul 07, 2026

PETITIONER'S MOTION FOR EXPEDITED HABEAS REVIEW filed by Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#4

Jul 07, 2026

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 3006A filed by Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#5

Jul 08, 2026

Notice Re: Discrepancies in Filing of Habeas Corpus Petition (CV-111). Upon submission of your petition for writ of habeas corpus, it was noted that you did not pay the appropriate filing fee. If you are unable to pay the entire filing fee at this time, you must sign and complete the Request to Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees with Declaration in Support form (CV-60P) attached. You may return your fee waiver and/or payment to any of the Courthouses listed on this notice. If you do not respond within THIRTY DAYS from the date below, your action may be dismissed. Re: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 1 . (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#6

Jul 08, 2026

NOTICE OF REFERENCE to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha and referred to Magistrate Judge Steve Kim, 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. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#7

Jul 08, 2026

Notice of General Order 26-05 and Briefing Schedule. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#8

Jul 08, 2026

NOTICE OF RESOURCES FOR PRO SE LITIGANTS. (et) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#9

Jul 10, 2026

(IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha: Petitioner's Emergency Motion for Immediate Release (Dkt. 2 ) is DENIED for failure to comply with the procedural requirements of General Order No. 26-05 (Dkt. 7 at 5-6) or to establish imminent, irreparable harm that cannot be addressed through the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1 ). Petitioner's Motion for Expedited Habeas Review is DENIED as moot, in light of the briefing schedule set forth in General Order 26-05 (Dkt. 7 at 1-2). THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (tf) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 07/10/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#10

Jul 13, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Yunchao Song counsel for Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. Adding Yunchao Song as counsel of record for ZhongRen Zheng for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. (Attorney Yunchao Song added to party ZhongRen Zheng(pty:pet))(Song, Yunchao) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

#11

Jul 15, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Keith A. Jones counsel for Respondents Todd Blanche, J. Johnson, Markwayne Mullin. Adding Keith A. Jones as counsel of record for Federal Respondents for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Federal Respondents J. JOHNSON; TODD BLANCHE; MARKWAYNE MULLIN. (Attorney Keith A. Jones added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Keith A. Jones added to party J. Johnson(pty:res), Attorney Keith A. Jones added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res))(Jones, Keith) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#12

Jul 15, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Todd Blanche, J. Johnson, Markwayne Mullinto Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 1 RESPONDENTS ANSWER TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (Jones, Keith) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#13

Jul 16, 2026

AMENDED PETITION against Respondent Todd Blanche, J. Johnson, Markwayne Mullin, Warden of Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Ernesto SANTACRUZ, DAVID J VENTURELLA amending Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 1 (Song, Yunchao) Modified on 9/4/2026 (hr). (Entered: 07/16/2026)

#14

Jul 17, 2026

(IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. Given the recent appearance of retained counsel for petitioner and the filing of a first amended petition, the motion for appointment of counsel (ECF 4 ) is denied as moot. Meanwhile, counsel for the parties are ordered to file by or before July 22, 2026 a stipulation and proposed order setting a mutually agreeable briefing schedule on the first amended petition and, if the parties wish to consent under 28 USC 636(c) and in accordance with General Order 26-05, to file by the same deadline a joint statement of voluntary consent. In all other respects, General Order 26-05 remains in effect. TEXT ONLY ENTRY. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (clee) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

Jul 17, 2026

Appoint Counsel

#15

Jul 22, 2026

STIPULATION for Order Setting Briefing Schedule filed by Federal Respondents Todd Blanche, J. Johnson, Markwayne Mullin, Ernesto SANTACRUZ, DAVID J VENTURELLA, Warden of Adelanto ICE Processing Center. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Briefing Schedule)(Attorney Keith A. Jones added to party Ernesto SANTACRUZ(pty:res), Attorney Keith A. Jones added to party DAVID J VENTURELLA(pty:res), Attorney Keith A. Jones added to party Warden of Adelanto ICE Processing Center(pty:res))(Jones, Keith) Modified on 7/23/2026 (clee). (Entered: 07/22/2026)

#16

Jul 23, 2026

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 15 by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. Based on the parties stipulation, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Respondents shall have seven days from the date of this Order to file their answer to the first amended petition and Petitioner shall have seven days from service of Respondents answer to file his reply. Any optional consent in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and General Order 26-05 should be filed no later than the deadline for Petitioners reply. (clee) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

#17

Aug 03, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Todd Blanche, J. Johnson, Markwayne Mullin, Ernesto SANTACRUZ, DAVID J VENTURELLA, Warden of Adelanto ICE Processing Centerto Amended Complaint/Petition 13 (Jones, Keith) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

#18

Aug 07, 2026

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim.Respondents are thus ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE within seven days why the petition should not be granted and petitioner released on the conditions of his prior order of release on recognizance. (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). (clee) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#19

Aug 07, 2026

TRAVERSE to Amended Complaint/Petition 13 . (Song, Yunchao) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#20

Aug 14, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Todd Blanche, J. Johnson, Markwayne Mullin, Ernesto SANTACRUZ, DAVID J VENTURELLA, Warden of Adelanto ICE Processing Centerto Order to Show Cause, 18 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - OREC, # 2 Exhibit 2 - I213)(Jones, Keith) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

#21

Aug 17, 2026

SUPPLEMENT to Traverse 19, Response, 20, Order to Show Cause, 18 filed by Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. (Song, Yunchao) (Entered: 08/17/2026)

#22

Aug 21, 2026

ORDER SETTING HEARING FOR ARGUMENT OR OBJECTIONS by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. The Court orders counsel for the parties in the cases listed on the Attachment to appear in person at 1:30 PM on September 2, 2026 in Courtroom 540 of the Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse (255 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California 90012) for purposes of "expediting disposition of this action." (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.) (hr) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#23

Sep 01, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Xu Sun counsel for Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng. Adding Xu Sun as counsel of record for Zhongren Zheng for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Petitioner's Counsel Xu Sun. (Attorney Xu Sun added to party ZhongRen Zheng(pty:pet))(Sun, Xu) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

#24

Sep 02, 2026

CONSENT TO PROCEED before Magistrate Judge, in accordance with Title 28 United States Code Section 636(c) and F.R.CIV.P 73(b), (Sun, Xu) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#25

Sep 03, 2026

The assigned District Judge approves the parties' consent to a Magistrate Judge 24 . Accordingly, the case will be reassigned. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (gga) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 09/03/2026)

#26

Sep 03, 2026

This action has been fully consented to according to General Order 26-05 and the District Judge has approved the parties' consent. This case is now reassigned to Magistrate Judge Steve Kim for final disposition. Any appeal shall be taken before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (lh) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 09/03/2026)

#27

Sep 03, 2026

MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER GRANTING PETITION by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim: granting Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 13 . Petitioner ZhongRen Zheng (A# 241-395-490) is ORDERED RELEASED from custody forthwith on the conditions and terms of his May 30, 2023 Order of Release on Recognizance. Judgment in petitioner's favor will be entered accordingly. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.) (hr) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#28

Sep 03, 2026

JUDGMENT by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim, Related to: Order Granting Petition 27, Amended PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person In Federal Custody (28:2241) 13 . IT IS ADJUDGED that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is granted in Petitioner's favor. ZhongRen Zheng (A# 241-395-490) is ORDERED RELEASED from custody forthwith on the same conditions and terms of his May 30, 2023 Order of Release on Recognizance. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (hr) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

Sep 03, 2026

Immigration 2241 Full Consent

Sep 03, 2026

District Judge Response to Immigration 2241 Consent