Central District of California • 5:26-cv-00211

#1

Jan 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (28 USC 2241), Receipt No. ACACDC-41302944 for $5 filing fee, filed by Petitioner Arman Arman KARAPETI SOULTANIAN. (Attorney Stacy Eva Tolchin added to party Arman Arman KARAPETI SOULTANIAN(pty:pet))(Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 01/17/2026)

#2

Jan 17, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Petitioner Arman Arman KARAPETI SOULTANIAN. (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 01/17/2026)

#3

Jan 17, 2026

NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Petitioner Arman Arman KARAPETI SOULTANIAN, (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 01/17/2026)

#4

Jan 19, 2026

EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Release from Custody filed by Petitioner Arman Arman KARAPETI SOULTANIAN. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Proposed Order) (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 01/19/2026)

#5

Jan 20, 2026

NOTICE OF REFERENCE to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable District Judge John W. Holcomb and referred to Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi, who is authorized to consider preliminary matters and conduct all further hearings as may be appropriate or necessary. Pursuant to Local Rule 83-2.4, the Court must be notified within five (5) days of any address change. See notice for additional details. (et) (Entered: 01/20/2026)

#6

Jan 20, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE AND ORDER by Judge John W. Holcomb: On its own motion, the Court hereby SETS a hearing on the Petitioner's Ex Parte Application (the "Application") [ECF No. 4] on Tuesday, January 27, at 3:00 p.m. Counsel for the parties are DIRECTED to appear in person in Courtroom 9D, on the 9th Floor of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 411 W. Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California, at that date and time. Respondents are DIRECTED to file a response to the Application no later than Friday, January 23, 2026. Petitioner is DIRECTED to file a reply, if any, in support of the Application no later than Monday, January 26, 2026, at 12:00 noon. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (cla) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 01/20/2026)

Jan 20, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#7

Jan 23, 2026

(Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Pam Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Kristi Noem(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Jaime Rios(pty:res), Attorney Whitney Wakefield added to party Fereti Semaia(pty:res))(Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#8

Jan 23, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Pam Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaiato EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Release from Custody 4 (Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#9

Jan 26, 2026

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONERS EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER [ECF No. 4 by Judge John W. Holcomb. Respondents are DIRECTED to show cause in writing by February 3, 2026, why the Court should not issue a preliminary injunction in this case. Soultanian is GRANTED leave to file an optional response no later than February 6, 2026, at 12:00 noon. A hearing on the preliminary injunction is SET for February 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Counsel for the parties are DIRECTED to appear in person at that date and time in Courtroom 9D of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 411 W. 4th Street, Santa Ana, California. This Temporary Restraining Order shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the hearing on February 9, 2026. IT IS SO ORDERED. (yl) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

#10

Feb 03, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Pam Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jaime Rios, Fereti Semaiato Order on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order,,, 9 (Wakefield, Whitney) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

#11

Feb 03, 2026

Notice of Withdrawal of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order 4 filed by Petitioner Arman Karapeti Soultanian. (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

#12

Feb 05, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE AND ORDER by Judge John W. Holcomb: In view of Petitioner's Notice of Withdrawal of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order [ECF No. 11] filed on February 3, 2026, the hearing on the preliminary injunction set on February 9, 2026, is hereby VACATED. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (cla) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 02/05/2026)

Feb 05, 2026

Generic Text Only Entry

May 22, 2026

Generic Text Only Entry

#14

Jun 05, 2026

Declaration

#15

Jun 05, 2026

Answer to Complaint

#16

Jun 06, 2026

Traverse

#17

Jul 18, 2026

Declaration