Eastern District of California • 1:25-cv-01801

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Dec 10, 2025

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Defendants by Jonny Alexander Escobar. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12661851) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit)(Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

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Dec 10, 2025

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Jonny Alexander Escobar. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Proposed Order)(Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

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Dec 10, 2025

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 1/12/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk JJD) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

NOTICE OF LODGING DOCUMENT(S) by Jonny Alexander Escobar: Manual Lodging of Digital Recording of Exhibit B. (Ferreyra, Lya) Modified on 12/12/2025 (KLY). (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 12/11/2025: The Court has reviewed Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1 ) and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (ECF No. 2 ). Respondents shall file any Opposition to the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order on or before December 16, 2025. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before December 17, 2025. Respondents are ORDERED to provide at least 24 hours of notice to the Court and counsel if they intend to remove petitioner from the country. The matter is not set for a hearing though the Court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. IT IS SO ORDERED. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Dec 11, 2025

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

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Dec 12, 2025

NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Brynna Bolt on behalf of Jonny Alexander Escobar. Attorney Bolt, Brynna added. (Bolt, Brynna) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

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Dec 12, 2025

NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Alvaro M Huerta on behalf of Jonny Alexander Escobar. Attorney Huerta, Alvaro M added. (Huerta, Alvaro) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

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Dec 12, 2025

PROOF of SERVICE by Jonny Alexander Escobar: Exhbit B re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Huerta, Alvaro) Modified on 12/15/2025 (KLY). (Entered: 12/12/2025)

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Dec 12, 2025

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Samuel E. Stefanki, GOVT for Respondents. (Stefanki, Samuel) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

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Dec 12, 2025

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. (Stefanki, Samuel) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

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Dec 15, 2025

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT of 1 USB re 5 Notice of Lodging from Immigrant Defenders Law Center - routed to file room. (Text only entry) (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

OPPOSITION by Respondents to 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Deportation Officer Marbello Pano)(Stefanki, Samuel) Modified on 12/17/2025 (KLY). (Entered: 12/16/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

REPLY in Support of 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Jonny Alexander Escobar. (Ferreyra, Lya) Modified on 12/18/2025 (KS). (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 19, 2025

MOTION to DISMISS or TRANSFER by Respondents. (Stefanki, Samuel) Modified on 12/22/2025 (KS). (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Dec 19, 2025

ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 12/19/2025 GRANTING Petitioner's 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; ENJOINING and RESTRAINING Respondents from effectuating Petitioner's third country removal absent the specif ic conditions listed herein; ORDERING Respondents to SHOW CAUSE, on or before 12/26/2025, as to why this Court should not issue a preliminary injunction on the same terms as this Order. Petitioner may file a Reply, if any, on or before 12/31/2025. (Deputy Clerk GJM)

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Dec 30, 2025

FIRST AMENDED PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Respondents by Jonny Alexander Escobar. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C, # 6 Exhibit D, # 7 Exhibit E, # 8 Exhibit F, # 9 Exhibit G, # 10 Exhibit H, # 11 Exhibit I, # 12 Exhibit J, # 13 Exhibit K)(Ferreyra, Lya) Modified on 1/15/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 12/30/2025)

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Dec 30, 2025

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 12/30/2025: On December 19, 2025, the Court entered a Temporary Restraining Order and ordered Respondents to show cause by December 26, 2025, why a preliminary injunction should not issue on the same terms. (ECF No. 16 at 11.) The Court informed Respondents that "failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause shall be construed as its non-opposition to the Court granting a Preliminary Injunction on the same terms and conditions imposed in this Order." (Id.) Respondents have not filed an opposition or any response to the Court's Order. Accordingly, the Court treats this as non-opposition to the entry of a preliminary injunction. Thus, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED and issued on the same terms set forth in the Temporary Restraining Order (id.) and shall remain in effect until the resolution of this action or until otherwise ordered by the Court. This matter is referred to the assigned Magistrate Judge for all further pretrial proceedings. IT IS SO ORDERED. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

Dec 30, 2025

Minute Order

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Jan 02, 2026

OPPOSITION by Jonny Alexander Escobar to 15 Motion to Dismiss. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Exh. L)(Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 01/02/2026)

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Jan 09, 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. (Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

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Feb 12, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Jonny Alexander Escobar. (Attachments: # 1 TRO Checklist, # 2 Declaration of Lya Ferreyra, # 3 Declaration of Lya Ferreyra, # 4 Declaration of Jonny Alexander Escobar, # 5 Declaration of Sarah Houston, # 6 Exhibit O, # 7 Exhibit P, # 8 Exhibit Q, # 9 Exhibit R, # 10 Exhibit S, # 11 Exhibit T, # 12 Proposed Order)(Ferreyra, Lya) Modified on 2/17/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 02/12/2026)

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Feb 12, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 2/12/2026: In light of the representations made by Petitioner's counsel in their Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (ECF No. 21 ), Respondents are ORDERED not to transfer Petitioner outside the Eastern District of California pending further order of the Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (establishing the All Writs Act which empowers the federal courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions...."); see also F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (emphasizing that federal courts have the power to "to preserve the court's jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency's action"). Respondents are ORDERED to file a response to Petitioner's Motion on or before February 17, 2026. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before February 18, 2026. This administrative stay will remain in effect pending the Court's order on the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

Feb 12, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

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Feb 17, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Orestes Cruz,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Todd Lyons,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Kristi Noem (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

OPPOSITION to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order rand Preliminary Injunction; ANSWER/RESPONSE to Amended Petition by Respondents re 2/12/2026 Minute Order. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hemesath, Audrey) Modified on 2/18/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

REPLY by Jonny Alexander Escobar re 24 Response. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Attorney Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Ex U. Third Country Screening Worksheet)(Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 20, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 2/20/2026 CONVERTING Petitioner's 21 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order to a Motion for Preliminary Injunction and GRANTING said motion; ENJOINING AND RESTRAINING Respondents and their officers, agents, servants, employees, and persons acting on their behalf in concert or in participation with them from removing Petitioner to Mexico; REFERRING this matter to the assigned Magistrate Judge for all further proceedings. (Deputy Clerk GJM)

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Mar 02, 2026

MOTION for ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Jonny Alexander Escobar. Motion Hearing set for 4/8/2026 at 10:00 AM in Visiting Judge (TBD) before Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan. (Attachments: # 1 Decl. of Bolt, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order) (Bolt, Brynna) Modified on 3/5/2026 (KS). (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 03, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 3/3/2026: Having review Petitioner's Motion (ECF No. 27 ), the reference of this matter to the assigned Magistrate Judge is withdrawn as solely as it relates to Petitioner's Motion. Respondents are ORDERED to file a response to the Motion on or before March 6, 2026. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before March 9, 2026. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 03/03/2026)

Mar 03, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

#29

Mar 05, 2026

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/5/26 RECOMMENDING that the 15 Motion to Dismiss be denied; the 17 Amended Petition be granted; Respondents be enjoined and restrained from removing Petitioner from thi s District absent express order of the court; Respondents be further enjoined and restrained from removing Petitioner via a third-country deportation without providing him and his counsel with meaningful notice and opportunity to assert a fear-based claim before an immigration judge; and no security be required. Referred to Judge Daniel J. Calabretta. Objections due within 14 days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations. (Deputy Clerk JAW)

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Mar 05, 2026

REQUEST for Clarification and REQUEST to Hold in Abeyance Period for Objecting to 29 Findings and Recommendations by All Respondents. (Hemesath, Audrey) Modified on 3/10/2026 (KS). (Entered: 03/05/2026)

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Mar 09, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 3/9/2026 CLARIFYING that due process requires notice and a full and fair hearing where Petitioner is able to present evidence regarding his fear-based claim to a neutral adjudicator with the assistance of counsel; RESOLVING 2 Motion for Order to Show Cause and 30 Request for Clarification. (Deputy Clerk GJM)

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Mar 27, 2026

OBJECTIONS to FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS 29 by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, Orestes Cruz, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, Orestes Cruz, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 20, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 4/17/2026 ADOPTING 29 Findings and Recommendations in part, GRANTING the 17 amended petition for writ of habeas corpus, DENYING 15 Motion to Dismiss, and DIRECTING the clerk to close thi s case. Respondents are further ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from removing petitioner via a 3rd-country deportation without providing him and his counsel a meaningful notice and opportunity to assert a fear-based claim before an Immigration Judge. CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

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Apr 20, 2026

JUDGMENT dated *4/20/2026* pursuant to order signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 4/17/2026 in favor of Petitioner. (Deputy Clerk VLK) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

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May 12, 2026

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE signed by District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on 05/11/26 RELATING cases 1:25-cv-01801-DJC-EFB and 1:26-cv-03568-AMO. (Deputy Clerk VLC)

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Jul 20, 2026

Attorney Fees

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Aug 04, 2026

Opposition to Motion

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Aug 13, 2026

Reply to Response to Motion