Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00052
(HC) Garcia Chavarria v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility
Completed
Case Information
Filed: January 05, 2026
Assigned to:
Dena M. Coggins
Referred to:
Edmund F. Brennan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: March 25, 2026
Last Activity:
April 29, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#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 Christian Garcia Chavarria. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jan 05, 2026
MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Christian Garcia Chavarria. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)
Main Document:
In Forma Pauperis
#3
Jan 05, 2026
MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Christian Garcia Chavarria. (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)
Main Document:
Appoint Counsel
#4
Jan 06, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED: Consent or Decline due by 2/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/06/2026)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider
Jan 06, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Christian Garcia Chavarria. (Deputy Clerk AML)
Jan 06, 2026
Service by Mail
#5
Jan 09, 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
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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
Jan 09, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Order Directing Respondent to File a Response to the Petition served on Christian Garcia Chavarria. (Deputy Clerk KLY)
Jan 09, 2026
Service by Mail
#6
Jan 14, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 1/14/2026: Pursuant to the 5 Order appointing counsel dated 1/9/2029, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California has confirmed that attorney Adilene Flores-Estrada seeks appointment nunc pro tunc to 1/13/2026 and notified of Counsels contact information. Attorney Adilene Flores-Estrada is hereby APPOINTED pro hac vice as CJA counsel for petitioner as permitted in General Order 582, Section X (C). The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Adilene Flores-Estrada, Law Office of Adilene Flores Estrada, 2014 Tulare Street, Suite 210, Fresno, CA 93721, 209-843-0090, adilene@adilenefloreslaw.com, as counsel for petitioner on an ad hoc basis in this matter. (Text only entry) (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk NAC) (Entered: 01/14/2026)
Jan 14, 2026
Service by Mail
Jan 14, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order served on Christian Garcia Chavarria. (Deputy Clerk NAC)
Jan 14, 2026
Minute Order
#7
Feb 01, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Respondents. (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/01/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#8
Feb 01, 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. (Anonymous) (Entered: 02/01/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#9
Feb 01, 2026
OPPOSITION to 1 Petition by Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2017 I-213, # 2 Exhibit 2025 I-213, # 3 Exhibit RAP sheet, # 4 Exhibit Notice to Appear)(Williams, Jonathan) Modified on 2/5/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 02/02/2026)
Main Document:
OPPOSITION
#10
Feb 13, 2026
REPLY by Christian Garcia Chavarria re 9 Response. Attorney Estrada, Adilene Flores added. (Estrada, Adilene) (Entered: 02/13/2026)
Main Document:
REPLY
#11
Mar 13, 2026
Findings and Recommendations
Main Document:
Findings and Recommendations
#12
Mar 19, 2026
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
Main Document:
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
#13
Mar 20, 2026
Enforce Judgment
Main Document:
Enforce Judgment
#14
Mar 25, 2026
Findings and Recommendations AND Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations AND Order on Motion to Enforce Judgment AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case
Main Document:
Findings and Recommendations AND Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations AND Order on Motion to Enforce Judgment AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case
#15
Mar 25, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
#16
Apr 23, 2026
Miscellaneous Relief
Main Document:
Miscellaneous Relief
#17
Apr 27, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 4/27/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 16 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Petitioner's claim is based on his argument that "the [Immigration Judge] applied the wrong standard focusing solely on [Petitioner's] prior criminal records," such that "the judge wrongfully concluded that [Petitioner is] a danger to [the] community and flight risk...." (See Doc. No. 16 at 2.) But Petitioner's argument that the evidence considered by the Imigration Judge was insufficient to meet the Government's burden is an argument to be raised to the Board of Immigration Appeals, not this court. See Loba L.M. v. Andrews, No. 1:25-cv-00611-JLT-SAB, 2026 WL 710307, at *8 (E.D. Cal. Marc. 13, 2026) ("Petitioner challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the immigration judge's bond determination rather than the constitutionality of the process by which that determination was reached... Complaints about the conclusion the IJ reached must be presented through the normal immigration appeal process."). For these reasons, Petitioner has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits of his claims, and the 16 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is therefore DENIED. This case is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Apr 27, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings
#18
Apr 29, 2026
Notice of Related Case
Main Document:
Notice of Related Case
Parties
(HC) Garcia Chavarria
Party
Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility
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