Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00034

#1

Jan 05, 2026

(2241) PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security by Sagar Sagar. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#2

Jan 05, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Sagar Sagar. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#3

Jan 05, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Sagar Sagar. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#4

Jan 06, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 2/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Jan 07, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Sagar Sagar. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

Jan 07, 2026

Service by Mail

#5

Jan 08, 2026

06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - Set/Clear Flags

Jan 08, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Order served on Sagar Sagar. Copy of 1 Petition and 5 Order served on US Attorney via email. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

Jan 08, 2026

Service by Mail

#6

Jan 22, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#7

Jan 22, 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. (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#8

Jan 22, 2026

ANSWER to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 1/23/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#9

Jan 29, 2026

Certificate / Proof of Service

#10

Feb 02, 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. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

#11

Feb 09, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 02/09/2026. Respondents have answered the petition. Upon review of the answer, the court finds it appropriate to appoint counsel at this time. The Federal Defender is directed to identify counsel to represent petitioner. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. Within 7 days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information to the undersigned's courtroom deputy Jonathan Anderson at janderson@caed.uscourts.gov, and counsel will be added as counsel for petitioner. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within 7 days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. Within 7 days of adding counsel for petitioner, petitioner's counsel shall file either a reply in support of the petition or an amended or supplemental petition. In the event petitioner files an amended or supplemental petition, respondents are directed to file an answer/return within 14 days from the date an amended or supplemental petition is filed. If respondents dispute any factual representations in the operative petition, they shall include with the answer/return any and all documents necessary to support their view of the facts. Petitioner's reply/traverse, if any, is due within 7 days of being served a copy of the respondents' answer/return. (Text Only Entry). (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#12

Feb 09, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#13

Feb 09, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 02/09/2026. In light of the appearance of retained counsel ( 12 ), the order appointing counsel ( 11 ) is vacated. Within 7 days, petitioner's counsel shall file either a reply in support of the petition or an amended or supplemental petition. In the event petitioner files an amended or supplemental petition, respondents are directed to file an answer/return within 14 days from the date an amended or supplemental petition is filed. If respondents dispute any factual representations in the operative petition, they shall include with the answer/return any and all documents necessary to support their view of the facts. Petitioner's reply/traverse, if any, is due within 7 days of being served a copy of the respondents' answer/return. (Text Only Entry). (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#14

Feb 09, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

#15

Feb 09, 2026

TRAVERSE by Sagar Sagar. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Howard, Kyle) Modified on 2/12/2026 (KS). (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#16

Feb 09, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 2/9/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 14 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Respondents shall file an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 2/12/2026. In their response, Respondents shall substantively address whether any provision of law or fact in this case would distinguish it from this court's decisions in Selis Tinoco v. Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-01762-DC-JDP, 2025 WL 3567862 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2025), D.L.C. v. Wofford, et al., 1:25-cv-01996-DC-JDP, 2026 WL 25511 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2026), and other similar cases previously decided by this court, or indicate that the matter is not substantively distinguishable. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before 2/16/2026. The matter is not set for a hearing though the court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JRW) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

Feb 09, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Minute Order served on Sagar Sagar. (Deputy Clerk JAA)

Feb 09, 2026

Minute Order

Feb 09, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

Feb 09, 2026

Service by Mail

#17

Feb 11, 2026

OPPOSITION to 14 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by All Respondents. (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 2/13/2026 (KS). (Entered: 02/11/2026)

Feb 17, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings