Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-08551
(HC) Cruz Turcios v. Chestnut
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Case Information
Filed: October 19, 2026
Assigned to:
Jennifer L. Thurston
Referred to:
Frank J. Singer
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
October 20, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Oct 19, 2026
2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut by Elmer Benjamin Cruz Turcios. (Deputy Clerk SZ) (Entered: 10/20/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Oct 19, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Elmer Benjamin Cruz Turcios. (Deputy Clerk SZ) (Entered: 10/20/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
Oct 19, 2026
RECEIPT number 100010092 for $5.00 for Elmer Cruz Turcios from Cal City Immigration Processing. (Deputy Clerk SZ)
#3
Oct 20, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk SZ) (Entered: 10/20/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#4
Oct 20, 2026
MINUTE ORDER (Text Entry Only) This is the second petition for habeas relief filed by Petitioner. The Court denied the first one (Case No.: 1:26-cv-06894) on 9/16/2026 and on reconsideration two days later, finding that Petitioner had been provided a bond hearing three days before he filed his first petition, noting that Petitioner had failed to report that he had already been provided a bond hearing despite that this was an alternate form of relief that he had sought. In denying the petition, the Court also denied his motion for temporary restraining order seeking his immediate release. In this new action, Petitioner now asserts that the bond hearing held on August 25, 2026 was constitutionally infirm (Doc. 1). In connection with this new petition, he again requests a temporary restraining order and seeks immediate release. (Doc. 2) He fails to demonstrate any new or changed circumstances since the Court denied his prior TRO four weeks ago. He also fails to cite any factual or legal authority that would justify the second filing of a motion for temporary restraining order. Thus, the motion for TRO (Doc. 2) is DENIED signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on October 20, 2026. (Deputy Clerk IM) (Entered: 10/20/2026)
#5
Oct 20, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/20/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
Oct 20, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Elmer Benjamin Cruz Turcios. (Deputy Clerk SZ)
Oct 20, 2026
Order on Motion for TRO
Oct 20, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Minute Order on Motion for TRO served on Elmer Benjamin Cruz Turcios. (Deputy Clerk IM)
Oct 20, 2026
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Chestnut
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(HC) Cruz Turcios
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