Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00154

#1

Jan 09, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Respondents by Jaswinder Singh. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12743356) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Exhibit) (Gahra, Manpreet) Modified on 1/13/2026 (KS). (Entered: 01/09/2026)

#2

Jan 09, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Jaswinder Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Memorandum) (Gahra, Manpreet) Modified on 1/13/2026 (KS). (Entered: 01/09/2026)

#3

Jan 09, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED: Consent or Decline due by 2/12/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk AML) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

#4

Jan 09, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/9/2026: Pending the issuance of the courts order resolving the pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order, and unless and until the court orders otherwise, the court ORDERS that respondents shall not take any action to remove petitioner from the United States or to move petitioner out of the Eastern District of California. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (acknowledging the courts express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction). Given the exigent circumstances present, the court finds that this order is warranted to maintain the status quo pending its forthcoming order resolving petitioner's pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order. Further, no later than Monday, 1/12/2026, by 5:00 PM, petitioner's counsel is DIRECTED (1) to serve respondents with a copy of the petition, motion for temporary restraining order, and accompanying papers, along with this order, to the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of California by email at usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov; and (2) to promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for respondents shall promptly enter Notices of Appearance. Respondents shall file a written opposition to the pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, 1/13/2026. In that opposition, respondents shall substantively address whether any provision of law or fact in this case would distinguish it from this courts decision in Rangel v. Noem, et al., 1:26-cv-00084-DAD-CSK (E.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2026), Doc. No. 8, and other similar cases previously decided by this court, or otherwise indicate that the matter is not substantively distinguishable. If the parties were to jointly agree upon a less demanding briefing schedule, the court will consider the parties proposal. (Deputy Clerk RAA) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

Jan 09, 2026

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

#5

Jan 12, 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. (Gahra, Manpreet) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

#6

Jan 12, 2026

PROOF of SERVICE re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Jaswinder Singh. (Gahra, Manpreet) Modified on 1/14/2026 (KS). (Entered: 01/12/2026)

#7

Jan 12, 2026

OPPOSITION to 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, OPPOSITION to Preliminary Injunction and REQUEST for 180-DAY Period of Time to Respond to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by All Respondents. Attorney Campbell, Charles added. (Campbell, Charles) Modified on 1/14/2026 (KS). (Entered: 01/12/2026)

#8

Jan 14, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/14/2026: On 1/9/2026, petitioner filed a motion for temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ). On 1/12/2026, respondents filed their opposition (Doc. No. 7 ) to the motion. Having considered the circumstances of petitioners current detention and the parties arguments, the court finds analogous and persuasive the undersigneds previous orders in Ayala Cajina v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01566-DAD-AC (HC), 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2025), where the court concluded that due process required a pre-detention hearing to protect the petitioners liberty interest in their continued release, and O.A.C.S. v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01652-DAD-CSK (HC), 2025 WL 3485221 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 4, 2025), in which the court concluded that previously releasing the petitioner on his own recognizance created a reliance interest such that the petitioner was entitled to the due process available under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Here, as in Ayala Cajina and O.A.C.S., petitioner previously encountered immigration authorities, was detained by those authorities, and later released on his own recognizance. (Doc. No. 1 at 89.) Accordingly, pursuant to the reasoning in Ayala Cajina and O.A.C.S., petitioners motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ) is GRANTED and the court ORDERS the following: (1) Respondents are ORDERED to immediately release petitioner from respondents custody on the same conditions that governed his release immediately prior to his detention on December 5, 2025; and (2) Respondents are ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining petitioner for any purpose, absent exigent circumstances, without providing petitioner written notice and a pre-detention hearing before a neutral adjudicator. Under the circumstances of this case, petitioner will not be required to post bond pursuant to Rule 65(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The parties are directed to meet and confer and, if possible, submit a joint proposed briefing schedule and hearing date with respect to any motion for a preliminary injunction no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of entry of this order. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

#9

Jan 14, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Charles Campbell, GOVT for All Respondents. (Campbell, Charles) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

#10

Jan 14, 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. (Campbell, Charles) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

Jan 14, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

#11

Jan 22, 2026

MOTION for PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Jaswinder Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum, # 2 Proposed Order)(Gahra, Manpreet) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#12

Jan 27, 2026

OPPOSITION to Preliminary Injunction by All Respondents. (Campbell, Charles) Modified on 1/30/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#14

Sep 28, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/25/2026 GRANTING Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus 1 as detailed in the court's prior order 8 . Respondents' opposition 7 , docketed as a motion, is DENIED; Petitio ner's motion for preliminary injunction 11 is DENIED as having been rendered moot by this order granting habeas relief; and The Clerk of the Court is also directed to ENTER judgment in favor of petitioner and to CLOSE this case. CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

#15

Sep 28, 2026

Judgment