Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06984
(HC) Singh Brar v. Warden, California City Detention Facility
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Case Information
Filed: September 01, 2026
Assigned to:
Dena M. Coggins
Referred to:
Jeremy D. Peterson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
September 11, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 01, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Detention Facility by Jagjit Singh Brar. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Sep 01, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Jagjit Singh Brar. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Sep 02, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#4
Sep 02, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Warden, California City Detention Facility (Harman, Joseph) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#5
Sep 02, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 9/2/2026: Pursuant to Local Rule 123, the court finds that these actions, Case No. 1:26-cv-06984-DC-CKD and 1:26-cv-02177-DC-JDP, are related because both cases involve overlapping parties, claims, events and/or questions of fact or law. Thus, the court ORDERS that Case No. 1:26-cv-06984-DC-CKD is REASSIGNED to U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins and Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson. All future filings shall reflect the judge reassignment and use Case No. 1:26-cv-02177-DC-JDP. (Text Only Entry) (cc: Operations Supervisor-Sacramento; JDP) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
#6
Sep 02, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 9/2/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, and 2 and Motion for a Temporary Restraining in this case, Singh Brar v. Warden, Cal. City Det. Facility, 1:26-cv-06984-DC-JDP ("Singh Brar II"). Petitioner contends that his 6.5-month detention pending removal has grown prolonged and seeks either release or a custody redetermination hearing. In this court's Order denying Petitioner's previous habeas petition in Brar v. Wofford, et al., 1:26-cv-02177-DC-JDP ("Singh Brar I"), the court found that Petitioner's detention of nearly 6 months had not grown unconstitutionally long such that relief was required under principles of due process because the Government had provided sufficient evidence to show that removal was likely to occur in the reasonably foreseeable future given the Government had obtained a travel document, and that the only delay in Petitioner's removal was Petitioner's pending appeal of the BIA's denial of his motion to reopen. Here, Petitioner acknowledges that his appeal is still pending. Thus, the delay in Petitioner's removal proceedings is attributable to his own pursuit of relief from removal, not the Government's failure to execute a final order of removal. See Hakobkokhvyan v. Central Valley Annex, et al., No. 1:26-cv-03489-DC-AC, Doc. No. 15 (E.D. Cal. June 26, 2026) (denying TRO because the delay in removal proceedings was attributable to Petitioner's pursuit of relief from removal, not the Government's failure to execute a final order of removal); Hassan Shafaq v. Warden, Cal. City Correctional Facility, No. 1:26-cv-00299-JLT-SKO, 2026 WL 1785249, at *8 (E.D. Cal. June 22, 2026) (denying habeas petition of noncitizen detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1) with pending appeal of his order of removal, stating "Petitioner is awaiting Ninth Circuit review of his final order of removal... As such, he 'foreseeably remains capable of being removed--even if it has not yet finally been determined that he should be removed--and so the government retains an interest in assuring his presence at removal.") (quoting Prieto-Romero v. Clark, 534 F.3d 1053, 1065 (9th Cir. 2008)). Thus, Petitioner's continued detention, albeit prolonged, does not present the same constitutional concerns relating to indefinite detention as those addressed in Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001). Accordingly, Petitioner's 2 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is DENIED. This matter is REFERRED to the Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (cc: JDP) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
#7
Sep 02, 2026
CLERK'S NOTICE REASSIGNING CASE (TEXT ONLY). Pursuant to 5 Related Case Minute Order, this case has been REASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson. Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney is no longer associated with the case. The new case number is: 1:26-cv-6984 DC JDP (HC). (Deputy Clerk JJD) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
Sep 02, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Jagjit Singh Brar. (Deputy Clerk DAR)
Sep 02, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO
Sep 02, 2026
Minute Order
Sep 02, 2026
Service by Mail
Sep 02, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: Minute Orders, filed at Doc. Nos. 5 and 6, served on Jagjit Singh Brar. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS)
Sep 02, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Clerk's Notice Reassigning Case, served on Jagjit Singh Brar. (Deputy Clerk JJD)
Sep 04, 2026
Minute Order
Sep 04, 2026
Service by Mail
#9
Sep 11, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document:
Dismiss
Parties
(HC) Singh Brar
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Warden, California City Detention Facility
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