Central District of California • 5:25-cv-03542

#1

Dec 24, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (28 USC 2241), Receipt No. ACACDC-41165986 for $5 filing fee, filed by Petitioner Sonik Manaserian. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Proposed Order) (Attorney Anna A Darbinian added to party Sonik Manaserian(pty:pet))(Darbinian, Anna) (Entered: 12/24/2025)

#2

Dec 24, 2025

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Petitioner Sonik Manaserian. (Darbinian, Anna) (Entered: 12/24/2025)

#3

Dec 24, 2025

NOTICE OF REFERENCE to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable District Judge R. Gary Klausner and referred to Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero, who is authorized to consider preliminary matters and conduct all further hearings as may be appropriate or necessary. Pursuant to Local Rule 83-2.4, the Court must be notified within five (5) days of any address change. See notice for additional details. (et) (Entered: 12/24/2025)

#4

Jan 05, 2026

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE TO PETITION by Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero. Notice: The court has issued a ruling on preliminary review. Pursuant to the Agreement on Acceptance of Service between the Clerk of Court and the United States Attorneys Office, this Notice constitutes service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. [SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND DEADLINES.] (Attachments: # 1 Petition) (san) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#5

Jan 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Erika Suzanne Rojas on behalf of Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Ernesto Santacruz, Jr., Fereti Semaia (Attorney Erika Suzanne Rojas added to party Pamela Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Erika Suzanne Rojas added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Erika Suzanne Rojas added to party Kristi Noem(pty:res), Attorney Erika Suzanne Rojas added to party Ernesto Santacruz, Jr.(pty:res), Attorney Erika Suzanne Rojas added to party Fereti Semaia(pty:res))(Rojas, Erika) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#6

Jan 15, 2026

ANSWER to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1 filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Ernesto Santacruz, Jr., Fereti Semaia.(Rojas, Erika) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

#7

Jan 16, 2026

TRAVERSE filed by Petitioner Sonik Manaserian. (Darbinian, Anna) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

#8

Jan 23, 2026

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (ECF NO. 1) by Judge R. Gary Klausner: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. Respondents must release Petitioner from custody immediately and must file a notice of compliance with this order, notifying the Court that Petitioner has been released, no later than three calendar days from the date of this order. 2. Respondents are ENJOINED from:a. re-detaining Petitioner unless they have individualized evidence that herremoval is reasonably foreseeable; b. re-detaining Petitioner without providing her a determination by an impartial adjudicator that her detention is justified based on danger or flight risk, which cannot be sufficiently addressed by alternative conditions of release or supervision, at which hearing Respondents will bear the burden of proof of demonstrating that Petitioner is a flight risk or a danger to the community;c. removing Petitioner to a third country without sufficient notice and opportunity to demonstrate that she faces a specific risk of torture or persecution in that third country; and d. taking retaliatory or otherwise unlawful adverse action against Petitioner on account of Petitioner' filing or maintaining this action, or for the purpose of circumventing or undermining this Court's orders, including but not limited to the use of unnecessary delay, bad-faith denials or revocations of release, and denying the right to employment authorization documents. 3. Petitioner is the prevailing party in this action and may seek an award of reasonable attorneys fees and costs as provided in the Local Rules of this Court; and 4. The Court retains jurisdiction over this matter for the limited purpose of (a) enforcing this Court's orders herein, ensuring Respondents' timely and good-faith compliance with such orders, and (b) adjudicating any issues arising from Respondents' actions in implementing this Courts orders, including any alleged retaliatory or otherwise unlawful adverse actions taken against Petitioner. (lc) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#9

Jan 26, 2026

Notice of Compliance filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Ernesto Santacruz, Jr., Fereti Semaia. (Rojas, Erika) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

#10

May 28, 2026

JUDGMENT by Judge R. Gary Klausner, Related to: Order 8 , Notice of Compliance 9 . IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Petition is GRANTED. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (hr)