Central District of California • 5:26-cv-06267
Vitaliy Payevskiy v. Ernesto Santacruz, Jr.
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Case Information
Filed: October 22, 2026
Assigned to:
Karen E. Scott
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
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Last Activity:
November 03, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Oct 22, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (28 USC 2241), Receipt No. ACACDC-43641681 for $5 filing fee, filed by Petitioner Vitaliy Payevskiy. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits A-I in support of Petition) (Attorney Magomed-Gusein Gasanov added to party Vitaliy Payevskiy(pty:pet))(Gasanov, Magomed-Gusein) (Entered: 10/22/2026)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Attorney Civil Case Opening)
#2
Oct 22, 2026
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Petitioner Vitaliy Payevskiy. (Gasanov, Magomed-Gusein) (Entered: 10/22/2026)
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Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71)
#4
Oct 23, 2026
Notice of Assignment to U.S. Magistrate Judge CV-25B optional html form
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Notice of Assignment to U.S. Magistrate Judge CV-25B optional html form
#5
Oct 23, 2026
Notice (Scheduling Order 2241) - optional html form
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Notice (Scheduling Order 2241) - optional html form
Oct 23, 2026
2241 Initial Case Assignment Consent or Declination
#6
Oct 26, 2026
Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only
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Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only
#7
Oct 26, 2026
Notice (Other)
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Notice (Other)
#8
Oct 27, 2026
Notice (Other)
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Notice (Other)
Oct 28, 2026
Immigration 2241 Full Consent
#10
Nov 01, 2026
Notice (Other)
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Notice (Other)
#11
Nov 02, 2026
ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION AND ORDERING PETITIONER'S RELEASE FROM CUSTODY by Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott 1 : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Respondents shall immediately release Vitaliy Payevskiy, a.k.a. Vitaliy Vitalyevich Payevskiy (A# 216-014-664) from custody. 2. Respondents shall return Petitioner's documents and property, including his employment authorization document and driver's license, upon his release. 3. If Respondents have not released Petitioner within three days of the date of this order, Petitioner may file a request for an order to show cause re contempt. 4. Respondents shall not re-detain Petitioner without providing Petitioner a pre-detention hearing before a neutral decisionmaker where Respondents bear the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that (a) Petitioner is a flight risk or a danger such that Petitioner's physical custody is required, or (b) on account of changed circumstances, there is a significant likelihood that Petitioner may be removed in the reasonably foreseeable future. 5. Respondents shall not impose electronic location monitoring, a geographic restriction, or any other custodial restraint beyond the conditions stated in ICE's Notice of Rele ase dated June 23, 2025, unless Respondents first provide (a) written notice of the specific facts relied on, and (b) a hearing before a neutral decisionmaker at which an individualized determination is made that a material change in circumstances since the immigration judge's June 20, 2025 order makes the restraint necessary to address a risk of flight or danger to the community. (jdo)
#12
Nov 02, 2026
JUDGMENT by Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott: Pursuant to the Court's Order Granting the Petition and Ordering Petitioner's Release from Custody, IT IS ADJUDGED that the Petition is granted. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (jdo)
#13
Nov 03, 2026
Status Report
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Status Report
Parties
Payevskiy
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SANTACRUZ
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