Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07189
(HC) Ona Ona v. U.S. General Attorney/ICE
Completed
Case Information
Filed: September 08, 2026
Assigned to:
Dale Alan Drozd
Referred to:
Sean C. Riordan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: October 16, 2026
Last Activity:
October 16, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 08, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS, MOTION for TRO, and MOTION to PROCEED IFP filed by Segundo Ona Ona. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Main Document:
In Forma Pauperis AND Temporary Restraining Order
#2
Sep 09, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#3
Sep 09, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Carmen Idalia Paniagua for U.S. General Attorney/ICE (Paniagua, Carmen) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#4
Sep 09, 2026
MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/9/2026: Pending the issuance of the court's order resolving the pending 1 motion for temporary restraining order, the court ORDERS that respondent shall not take any action to remove petitioner from the United States or to move petitioner out of the Eastern District of California. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (acknowledging the court's express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction). Given the exigent circumstances present, the court finds that this order is warranted to maintain the status quo pending its forthcoming order resolving petitioner's pending 1 motion for temporary restraining order. Further, the court has conducted a preliminary review of the pending motion and petition for writ of habeas corpus and observes that this case may involve core issues that the undersigned has previously addressed in this context. Accordingly, the parties are advised that if the court concludes that petitioner is entitled to the relief that is requested in the pending motion, then the court will also rule on the merits of the underlying petition. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(2) ("Before or after beginning the hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction, the court may advance the trial on the merits and consolidate it with the hearing."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-cv-03118-PMH, 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering the merits of the habeas petition and motion for preliminary injunction simultaneously). Counsel for respondent shall promptly enter Notices of Appearance if they have not already done so. Respondent shall file a written opposition to the pending 1 motion for temporary restraining order by 5:00 PM on Friday, 9/11/2026. In that opposition, respondent shall substantively address whether any provision of law or fact in this case would distinguish it from this court's decisions in Zurita Navarro v. Warden, Cent. Valley Annex Det. Facility, No. 1:26-cv-05661-DAD-SCR (HC), 2026 WL 2294963 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 10, 2026); Ayala Cajina v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01566-DAD-AC (HC), 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2025); Perez v. Albarran, No. 1:25-cv-01540-DAD-CSK (HC), 2025 WL 3187578 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2025); Chavarria v. Chestnut, No. 1:25-cv-01755-DAD-AC, 2025 WL 3533606 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 9, 2025); Yang v. Kaiser, No. 2:25-cv-02205-DAD-AC (HC), 2025 WL 2791778 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 20, 2025); Quichimbo-Jimenez v. Warden, Cal. City Corr. Ctr., 2:26-cv-00739-DAD-EFB (HC), 2026 WL 679378 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 10, 2026); Cardenas v. Chestnut, et al., No. 1:26-cv-02073-DAD-SCR (HC), 2026 WL 785871 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2026); J.P.C. v. Chestnut, 1:26-cv-02108-DAD-JDP, 2026 WL 788129 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2026), and other similar cases previously decided by this court, or otherwise indicate that the matter is not substantively distinguishable. The court will construe failure to distinguish the above cited cases as a concession that the cases are not substantively distinguishable. If respondent opposes this court ruling on the underlying petition, then respondent is DIRECTED to indicate so and provide substantive reasons in support thereof in its opposition. Respondent is further directed to include in their opposition the detention authority or authorities identified by or relied upon by the detaining agency at the time of detention as the basis for detention and verifying evidence of the same, which may consist of a declaration from a person with knowledge or documentation of any steps the detaining agency had taken to comply with the procedural requirements of that detention authority or authorities prior to judicial intervention. If respondent's counsel is not aware of the detention authority or authorities identified by the agency at the time of detention, they are directed to so state in their opposition. Respondent is also directed to clearly identify in its opposition the source of any other proposed detention authority, including, for instance, a recent review of the detention's factual circumstances by respondent's counsel. Where a detention authority is relied upon in any opposition filed without specifying its source, the court may presume, based on the court's discussions with respondent's counsel at hearings in prior similar cases, that it is based solely on counsel's recent review of the factual circumstances surrounding the petitioner's detention. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Sep 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Minute Order served on Segundo Ona Ona. (Deputy Clerk PAB)
Sep 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Segundo Ona Ona. (Deputy Clerk DAR)
Sep 09, 2026
Minute Order
Sep 09, 2026
Service by Mail
#5
Sep 11, 2026
OPPOSITION to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Temporary Restraining Order by Respondent U.S. General Attorney/ICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (I-213-1), # 2 Exhibit 2 (I-213-2), # 3 Exhibit 3 (NTA), # 4 Exhibit 4 (I-200-1), # 5 Exhibit 5 (I-220A), # 6 Exhibit 6 (I-200), # 7 Exhibit 7 (I-286), # 8 Exhibit 8 (RAP), # 9 Exhibit 9 (IJ Order), # 10 Exhibit 10 (I-205))(Paniagua, Carmen) Modified on 9/15/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/11/2026)
Main Document:
OPPOSITION
#6
Oct 02, 2026
[DISREGARD - Duplicate. See 7 Filing] DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Attorney Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT added for U.S. General Attorney/ICE. Attorney Carmen Idalia Paniagua terminated. (Harman, Joseph) Modified on 10/5/2026 (KS). (Entered: 10/02/2026)
Main Document:
[DISREGARD
#7
Oct 02, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Attorney Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT added for U.S. General Attorney/ICE. Attorney Carmen Idalia Paniagua terminated. (Hemesath, Audrey) Modified on 10/5/2026 (KS). (Entered: 10/02/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#8
Oct 14, 2026
MOTION to Lift No Transfer Order and Dissolve Temporary Injunction re 4 Minute Order,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, by U.S. General Attorney/ICE. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 10/14/2026)
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Miscellaneous Relief
#9
Oct 14, 2026
EXHIBIT A (IJ Order) by U.S. General Attorney/ICE re 8 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 10/14/2026)
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EXHIBIT
#10
Oct 16, 2026
ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/15/26 DISMISSING 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus without prejudice to its refiling following the lapse of the ninety-day mandatory detention period set by 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(2); Responde nt's 8 Motion to Dissolve the court's temporary order enjoining petitioner's transfer or removal is GRANTED; and the Court DISSOLVES its prior 4 Order temporarily enjoining petitioner's transfer or removal. CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk KML)
#11
Oct 16, 2026
JUDGMENT dated *10/16/26* pursuant to order signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/15/26. (Deputy Clerk KML) (Entered: 10/16/2026)
Main Document:
Judgment
Oct 16, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 10 Order, 11 Judgment served on Segundo Ona Ona. (Deputy Clerk KML)
Oct 16, 2026
Service by Mail
Parties
(HC) Ona Ona
Party
U.S. General Attorney/ICE
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