Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07099

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Sep 04, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Warden of Golden State Annex Facility by JN VILGO MERISTIL. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13830431) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B)(Yekrangi, Ashkan) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by JN VILGO MERISTIL. (Yekrangi, Ashkan) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by JN VILGO MERISTIL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B)(Yekrangi, Ashkan) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by JN VILGO MERISTIL for attorney Allison Rub to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-13830521) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Record Certificate of Good Standing) (Yekrangi, Ashkan) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Attorney General of the United States,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Warden of Golden State Annex (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on September 4, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 3 .) The Court has reviewed Petitioner's motion and finds Petitioner has met his burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on his claims that his detention violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. The Court has repeatedly ruled on the issues presented in the instant case. See, e.g., C.P. v. Warden, California City Immigr. Processing Ctr., No. 1:26-CV-03183-TLN-AC, 2026 WL 1786392, at *2-4 (E.D. Cal. June 22, 2026. Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. (ECF No. 3 .) To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner Jn Vilgo Meristil (A# 231-518-124) on the same conditions he was released under prior to his current detention. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before a neutral factfinder where Respondents show by clear and convincing evidence that the government's interest in protecting the public or ensuring Petitioner appears at future immigration proceedings outweighs Petitioner's constitutionally protected interest in remaining free from detention such that no alternative to detention can mitigate that risk. At any such hearing, Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. Respondents are further ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not grant the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and enter judgment in favor of Petitioner. Respondents shall file responsive papers by September 11, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by September 18, 2026. Respondents may apply to the Court for modification or dissolution of the TRO on two days' notice to Petitioner. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(4). The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve Golden State Annex with a copy of this Order. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: Golden State) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

Sep 04, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

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Sep 08, 2026

Order on Application for Pro Hac Vice