Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-05262

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Jul 08, 2026

(2241) PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Immigration Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Warden, California City (ICE) by Ernest Milford. (RECEIPT #100008749 $5.00 paid on 07/08/2026 by Cal City Immigration Processing) (Deputy Clerk CM) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 09, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS. (Deputy Clerk CM) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 09, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Shelley D. Weger, GOVT for Immigration Customs Enforcement,Shelley D. Weger, GOVT for U.S. Attorney General,Shelley D. Weger, GOVT for U.S. Department of Homeland Security,Shelley D. Weger, GOVT for Warden, California City (ICE) (Weger, Shelley) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 09, 2026

ORDER re 1 Habeas Petition signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/9/2026. Respondents to file a Response to the 1 Habeas Petition by 7/23/2026. Petitioner may file a reply by 7/30/2026. Respondents are PROHIBITED from deporting the Petitioner or removing him from the Eastern District of California while the 1 Habeas Petition is pending. The Court finds this case would benefit from the appointment of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). Within 7 calendar days from the date of this Order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information via email to julia_thomas@CAND.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 the appointee to serve as CJA counsel for Petitioner for the duration of the proceedings in this Court pursuant to Local Rule 180(b)(1). If counsel is not admitted to practice before the Eastern District of California court, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3005 and 3006A and this District's CJA Plan, General Order 671, § XV.C.1.g 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. The Clerk of the Court SHALL SERVE a copy of this Order on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of the 1 Petition upon the Federal Defender. (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

Jul 09, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Order served on Petitioner. (Thomas, Julia)

Jul 09, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Ernest Milford. (Deputy Clerk CM)

Jul 09, 2026

Service by Mail

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Jul 17, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/17/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF 4 . Attorney Timothy Hennessy is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Timothy Hennessy, Hennessy Law Group, 1217 L Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301, 661-237-7179, tph@hennessylaw.com, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (Text Only Entry) (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

Jul 17, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

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Jul 24, 2026

Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Jul 30, 2026

REPLY by Ernest Milord re 6 Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (Hennessy, Timothy) (Entered: 07/30/2026)