Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07480
(HC) Chen v. Warden of California City Immigration Processing Center
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Case Information
Filed: September 15, 2026
Assigned to:
Jennifer L. Thurston
Referred to:
Erin Guy Castillo
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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Last Activity:
September 16, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 15, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Markwayne Mullin, Warden of California City Immigration Processing Center by Shaohong CHEN. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13883098) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 travel history, reflecting admissions of May 13, 2014 and August 25, 2014, # 3 Exhibit Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, signed May 1, 2015 (excerpts), # 4 Exhibit Form I-797C, Notice of Action, dated October 3, 2025, scheduling asylum interview for November 13, 2025, # 5 Exhibit Form I-797, Approval Notice, Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, dated March 27, 2024, # 6 Exhibit Form I-213, Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, dated November 13, 2025, with continuation pages, # 7 Exhibit ICE Online Detainee Locator System record for Petitioner, retrieved September 14, 2026)(Chen, Chuangchuang) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Sep 16, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk ED) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#3
Sep 16, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Todd Blanche,Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Executive Office for Immigration Review,Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Markwayne Mullin,Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for U.S. Department of Homeland Security,Joseph Douglas Harman, GOVT for Warden of California City Immigration Processing Center (Harman, Joseph) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#4
Sep 16, 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: 09/16/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#5
Sep 16, 2026
ORDER to SHOW CAUSE Why Petition Should not be Granted signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Guy Castillo on 9/16/2026. Show Cause Response due within Seven (7) Days. (Deputy Clerk SSA) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
Main Document:
Order to Show Cause
Parties
(HC) Chen
Party
Warden of California City Immigration Processing Center
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