Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07262

#1

Sep 09, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Respondents by Nhat Hao Le. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13846716) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibits)(Rios, George) Modified on 9/10/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#2

Sep 09, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Nhat Hao Le. (Attachments: # 1 Points and Authorities, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 TRO Checklist, # 4 Proposed Order)(Rios, George) Modified on 9/10/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#3

Sep 09, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk LJB) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#4

Sep 09, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on September 9, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 2 .) 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 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., Morales-Flores v. Lyons, No. 1:25-CV-01640-TLN-EFB, 2025 WL 3552841, at *3 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2025). Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. (ECF No. 1 .) To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner Nhat Hao L. (A# 226-144-204) 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 16, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by September 23, 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. Petitioner shall immediately serve this Order, along with all documents filed in this case, on Respondents with a copy via email to: usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve Golden State Annex Detention Facility with a copy of this Order. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: Golden State) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#5

Sep 09, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Respondents. (Disparte, Quinn) Modified on 9/10/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#6

Sep 09, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of SERVICE re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Nhat Hao Le. (Rios, George) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#7

Sep 09, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of SERVICE re 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Nhat Hao Le. (Rios, George) Modified on 9/10/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#8

Sep 09, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of SERVICE re 4 Minute Order by Nhat Hao Le. (Rios, George) Modified on 9/10/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#9

Sep 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. (Anonymous) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

Sep 09, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO