Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06949

#1

Aug 31, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut by Dipendra Paudel. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#2

Aug 31, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Dipendra Paudel. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#3

Sep 02, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#4

Sep 02, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 9/2/2026: This matter is REFERRED to the assigned U.S. Magistrate Judge for further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 302 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). Pending the Court's ruling on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Respondents shall NOT TRANSFER Petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 608 (1966) (noting the Court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction."). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#5

Sep 02, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#6

Sep 02, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut (Harman, Joseph) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

Sep 02, 2026

Minute Order

Sep 02, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Minute Order served on Dipendra Paudel. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

Sep 02, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 02, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Dipendra Paudel. (Deputy Clerk DAR)

#7

Sep 03, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 9/3/2026 GRANTING 2 Motion for IFP and DIRECTING Respondent to SHOW CAUSE within 7 days why the Writ should not be granted by filing an answer. Absent a further order of the court, the petition will be taken under submission after the filing of the answer. The parties shall inform the court as expeditiously as possible in the event that petitioner obtains an immigration bond and it is paid resulting in release or that a travel document is obtained for petitioner that will result in imminent removal from this country. Either party shall update the court by filing a Notice of Changed Circumstances that informs the court of the circumstances that have changed. Parties must review this MINUTE ORDER Document which is a scheduling order. [See attached for details.] (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

Sep 03, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 03, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Dipendra Paudel. (Deputy Clerk SH)

#8

Sep 10, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE of DOCKET CORRECTION: Petitioner's name corrected from "Dipendra Paudel" to "Diprenda Paudel". (Confirmed with locator) (Deputy Clerk KS) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

#9

Sep 10, 2026

ANSWER to PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS by Christopher Chestnut. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-213, # 2 Exhibit Nepal Removal Packet, # 3 Exhibit Bond Order, # 4 Exhibit Bond Cancellation, # 5 Exhibit RAP Sheet)(Harman, Joseph) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

Sep 10, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents, 4 Minute Order, 7 Minute Order, and 8 Clerk's Notice of Docket Correction served on Diprenda Paudel. (Deputy Clerk KS)

Sep 10, 2026

Service by Mail

#10

Sep 17, 2026

Findings and Recommendations

Sep 17, 2026

Service by Mail