Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00637

#1

Jan 26, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS and REQUEST FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against Warden of the California City Detention Facility by Saysouk Maharaj. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#2

Jan 26, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Saysouk Maharaj. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#3

Jan 26, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Saysouk Maharaj. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#4

Jan 27, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 3/2/2026. (Attachments: # 1 HC - Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

Jan 27, 2026

Service by Mail

Jan 27, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Saysouk Maharaj. (Deputy Clerk RRB)

Jan 27, 2026

RECEIPT number 100007050 for $5.00 for filing fee from Duffy Su. (Deputy Clerk RRB)

#5

Jan 28, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Cody S. Chapple for Warden of the California City Detention Facility (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#6

Jan 28, 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. (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#7

Jan 29, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

Jan 29, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Saysouk Maharaj. (Deputy Clerk SH)

Jan 29, 2026

Service by Mail

#8

Feb 06, 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. (Deputy Clerk JAW) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#9

Feb 11, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 2/11/2026: On January 29, 2026, the undersigned issued a scheduling order directing respondent to file an answer/return to the petition by February 5, 2026 7 . Respondent has not filed an answer/return and the time to do so has expired. In order to ensure a full record, respondent will receive another opportunity to respond and is directed to file an answer/return by February 18, 2026. If Respondent fails to file a timely answer/return, the undersigned will construe petitioner's request for relief as unopposed. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243 (emphasizing that the "court shall summarily hear and determine the facts, and dispose of the mater as law and justice require."). (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

Feb 11, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 9 Minute Order served on Saysouk Maharaj. (Deputy Clerk SH)

Feb 11, 2026

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

Feb 11, 2026

Service by Mail

#10

Feb 13, 2026

AMENDED MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 2/13/2026: Having reviewed the pleadings in this case and the complexity of the legal issues involved, the Court has determined that the interests of justice require the appointment of counsel for petitioner. Therefore, the Court grants the pending motion for the appointment of counsel. ECF No. 3 ; see 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). Jacqueline Brown is hereby appointed to represent petitioner for the duration of the proceedings in this Court. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to add Jacqueline Brown, University of San Francisco School of Law, Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, 415-422-3330, jmbrown@usfca.edu, as counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order and a copy of petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1 ) on Jacqueline Brown, jmbrown@usfca.edu. Based on the appointment of counsel, the prior scheduling order (ECF No. 9 ) is VACATED. The court sua sponte grants petitioner leave to file an amended § 2241 petition within 21 days from the date of this order. Within 7 days from petitioner's filing, respondent shall file an answer/return. Petitioner shall have 3 days from the date of respondent's answer/return or notice to file a reply. If the parties agree on a different briefing schedule, they may submit a joint proposed order to the court based on their stipulation. SO ORDERED. (Deputy Clerk SH) Modified on 2/13/2026 (SH). (Entered: 02/13/2026)

Feb 13, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

#12

Mar 03, 2026

Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#13

Mar 10, 2026

ANSWER (Response) to 12 First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Decl. of Rivera, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3) (Chapple, Cody) Modified on 3/11/2026 (KS). (Entered: 03/10/2026)

#14

Mar 13, 2026

REPLY by Saysouk Maharaj re 13 Response,. (Attachments: # 1 Lao Nationality Law, # 2 Email communications, # 3 Correspondence with Lao Embassy)(Brown, Jacqueline) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

#15

Mar 16, 2026

Request

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Mar 17, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 17, 2026: The Court has reviewed Petitioner's Request for Emergency Enforcement of Court Order and Expedited Relief. (ECF No. 15 .) The Court ORDERS as follows: (1) by noon on March 18, 2026, Respondents must show cause why Respondents should not be held in contempt for violating the Court's January 26, 2026 Order; (2) Respondents shall IMMEDIATELY, but no later than March 19, 2026, return Petitioner to a detention facility within the Eastern District of California; and (3) by March 20, 2026, Respondents shall file a notice of compliance with the Court's order to return Petitioner. Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States pending further order of this Court. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 608 (1966) (acknowledging the Court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/17/2026)

Mar 17, 2026

Minute Order

#17

Mar 18, 2026

RESPONSE to ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, ECF No. 16, and STATUS REPORT by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Chapple, Cody) Modified on 3/19/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 03/18/2026)

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Mar 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 19, 2026: The Court has reviewed Petitioner's First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 12 ), Respondents' Answer (ECF No. 13 ), and Petitioner's Reply (ECF No. 14 ). Respondents' Answer contends "ICE received approval to deport [P]etitioner to Laos[,]" but, as Petitioner notes in reply, Respondents have not produced a travel document, a repatriation agreement or confirmation from the Laos Government. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Respondents to provide supplemental briefing by 5 p.m. TODAY on the following: (1) the status of any travel documents for Petitioner and (2) the identities of any entities that have approved any travel documents for Petitioner. Any supplemental briefing should include a copy of the travel document and evidence that a travel document was approved. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/19/2026)

#19

Mar 19, 2026

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF in Response to the Court's March 19, 2026, Minute Order filed by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of DO Christian Rivera, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Loas Laissez-Passer for Using as a Passport)(Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 03/19/2026)

Mar 19, 2026

Minute Order

#20

Mar 20, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#21

Mar 23, 2026

SECOND STATUS REPORT by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#22

Mar 23, 2026

Request

#23

Mar 25, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case

#24

Mar 25, 2026

Judgment

#25

Mar 26, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#26

Mar 27, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Apr 24, 2026

Minute Order

May 06, 2026

Minute Order

#30

May 13, 2026

Notice of Compliance

#31

Jun 16, 2026

Order to Show Cause

Jun 18, 2026

Minute Order