Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-08346

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Oct 13, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center by Ankuj Ankuj. (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 10/16/2026)

#2

Oct 16, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 10/16/2026)

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Oct 16, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Edward Oh, GOVT for Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center (Oh, Edward) (Entered: 10/16/2026)

Oct 16, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Ankuj Ankuj. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)

Oct 16, 2026

Service by Mail

#4

Oct 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 10/20/2026. Petitioner, Ankuj Ankuj (A# 243-152-175), a self-represented immigration detainee, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Based on the length of time in which petitioner has been in immigration detention, the court hereby authorizes petitioner to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of the filing fee in this action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914. The petition asserts, among other things, that petitioner's detention violates the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause. Regarding the INA claim, the Ninth Circuit recently held that "[noncitizens] present without admission who are apprehended in the interior of the United States are subject to the detention regime of § 1226, not § 1225(b)(2)(A)." Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock, No 25-6842, 183 F.4th 1160, 1164, 1172 (9th Cir. 2026). This court has also previously addressed the statutory issue in Quichimbo-Jimenez v. Warden, No. 2:26-cv-0739 DAD EFB, 2026 WL 679378 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 10, 2026), Valencia Cardenas v. Chestnut, 1:26-cv-2073 DAD SC, 2026 WL 785871 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2026), and other similar cases. This court has also previously addressed petitioner's due process claim in Ayala Cajina v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-1566 DAD AC, 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2025), Zurita Navarro v. Warden, No. 1:26-cv-05661 DAD SCR, 2026 WL 2294963 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2026), Viera Herrera v. Warden California City Corr. Ctr., No. 1:26-cv-3646 DAD CKD, 2026 WL 1362965 (E.D. Cal. May 15, 2026), and other similar cases. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2243, respondent is directed to file a response within 7 days from the date of this order, which shall substantively address whether there are any factual or legal issues that materially distinguish it from Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock and the court's prior orders in Quichimbo-Jimenez, Valencia Cardenas, Ayala Cajina, Zurita Navarro, Viera Herrera, and other similar cases previously decided by this court, or otherwise indicate that the matter is not substantively distinguishable. The court will construe failure to distinguish the above cited cases as a concession that the cases are not substantively distinguishable. The response shall include petitioner's Form I-213 for each immigration encounter, any orders of release or detention, any custody warrants, notices, or decisions, and if respondent disputes any factual representations in the operative petition, any and all documents necessary to support their view of the facts. Petitioner's reply, if any, is due within 7 days of being served a copy of the respondent's response. Respondent shall NOT TRANSFER petitioner outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (establishing the All Writs Act which empowers the federal courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions...."); see also F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (emphasizing that federal courts have the power to "to preserve the court's jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency's action"). This order does not prohibit the temporary transfer of petitioner outside of the district for urgent medical care, though petitioner shall be returned to the district upon the conclusion of such care. As soon as practicable, respondent shall notify the court of any such transfer. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 10/20/2026)

Oct 20, 2026

Minute Order

Oct 20, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Minute Order served on Ankuj Ankuj. (Deputy Clerk JAA)

Oct 20, 2026

Service by Mail

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Oct 27, 2026

ANSWER to PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS by Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Oh, Edward) (Entered: 10/27/2026)