Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00366

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Jan 16, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Moises Becerra, Pamela Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, CoreCivic, Inc. by Edyn Antonio Gomez Obando. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12773736) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Salgado, Mario) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Edyn Antonio Gomez Obando. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibits, # 4 Declaration, # 5 TRO Checklist, # 6 TRO Proposed Order, # 7 PI Proposed Order)(Salgado, Mario) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 2/20/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/16/2026: Pending the issuance of the court's 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 Tuesday, 1/20/2026, 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 Wednesday, 1/21/2026. In that opposition, respondents shall substantively address whether any provision of law or fact in this case would distinguish it from this court's decision in Ayala Cajina v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01566-DAD-AC (HC), 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2025), 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 PAB) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Jan 16, 2026

Minute Order

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Jan 17, 2026

CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Edyn Antonio Gomez Obando re 4 Minute Order,,,,,,,,. (Salgado, Mario) (Entered: 01/17/2026)

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Jan 19, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Moises Becerra,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Kristi Noem (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/19/2026)

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Jan 19, 2026

RESPONSE by Moises Becerra, Pamela Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, Kristi Noem to 4 Minute Order,,,,,,,,. (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/19/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/22/2026: On 1/16/2026, petitioner filed a motion for temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ). On 1/19/2026, respondents filed their opposition (Doc. No. 7 ) to the motion. Having considered the circumstances of petitioner's current detention and the parties' arguments, the court finds analogous and persuasive the undersigned's 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 petitioner's 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 was later released "on his own recognizance[.]" (Doc. No. 1 at 14-15.) Accordingly, pursuant to the reasoning in Ayala Cajina and O.A.C.S., and in light of respondents' statement that they "do not oppose this Court converting the motion for a TRO into a motion for preliminary injunction" (Doc. No. 7 at 1), petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ) is converted into a motion for preliminary injunction and GRANTED. 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 re-detention on November 25, 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. This action is hereby REFERRED to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

Jan 22, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

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Feb 05, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings