Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00568

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Jan 22, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Pamela Bondi, Marcos Charles, Todd Lyons, Ronald Murray, Kristi Noem by Nikhil Kandhol. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12797567) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bautista, Cynthia) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Nikhil Kandhol. (Attachments: # 1 TRO CHECKLIST, # 2 Proposed Order)(Bautista, Cynthia) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Nikhil Kandhol re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 2 MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. (Bautista, Cynthia) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 2/26/2026. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Entry Only) The Court has reviewed the Petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1) and the related request for emergency injunctive relief (Doc. 2). Petitioner asserts that he has been detained since October 2025 (Doc. 2 at 5), more than 4 months ago. He fails to explain his delay in seeking his request for a temporary restraining order or why despite this delay, the Court should treat the situation as an emergency. Thus, the TRO request is untimely, and it is DENIED. Local Rule 231(b). The Court refers the matter to the assigned magistrate judge for a determination on the merits. The Court sets the following briefing schedule, which may be modified by the magistrate judge as needed. Respondents SHALL file their responsive pleading within 30 days. Petitioner may file a traverse no later than 15 days after the respondents file their brief.In the meantime, unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the Court ORDERS that Respondents shall not remove Petitioner from the United States nor transfer Petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (noting the court's "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, the Court finds that this order is warranted to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and any subsequent order and finds that Petitioner has satisfied the factors governing the issuance of such preliminary relief signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on January 23, 2026. (Deputy Clerk IM) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Jan 23, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

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Feb 23, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case

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Feb 23, 2026

Judgment