Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00700

#1

Jan 27, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Acting Field Office Director, Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, WARDEN of California city corrections center by PRITPAL S. MOMI. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12812232) (Glazer, Nicolette) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#2

Jan 27, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by PRITPAL S. MOMI. (Glazer, Nicolette) (Main Document 2 replaced on 1/27/2026) (RMG). (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#3

Jan 27, 2026

PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION and PROPOSED ORDER submitted by PRITPAL S. MOMI for attorney Karen Ohana to appear Pro Hac Vice. (Filing fee $ 300, receipt number ACAEDC-12812260) (Glazer, Nicolette) (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 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk EF) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#5

Jan 27, 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. (Glazer, Nicolette) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#6

Jan 27, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Acting Field Office Director,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Todd M. Lyons,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Kristi Noem,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Warden (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

#7

Jan 28, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on January 28, 2026: The Court has reviewed the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 1 .) Petitioner requests this Court issue a writ ordering Respondents to immediately release Petitioner. If Petitioner seeks emergency relief and intends to file a motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO"), Petitioner shall file a motion as soon as possible and no later than January 29, 2026. If Petitioner does not intend to file a TRO, counsel shall notify the Court as soon as practicable at mkrueger@caed.uscourts.gov. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#8

Jan 28, 2026

Order on Application for Pro Hac Vice

#9

Jan 28, 2026

SUPPLEMENT by Pritpal S. Momi re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (Glazer, Nicolette) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

#10

Jan 28, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

Jan 28, 2026

Minute Order

#11

Jan 29, 2026

REPLY by Acting Field Office Director, Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden re 10 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 01/29/2026)

#12

Jan 29, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on January 29, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 10 .) Respondents filed an opposition. (ECF No. 11 .) The Court has reviewed the briefs and finds Petitioner has met his burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on his claims that Respondents violated the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. The Court has repeatedly ruled on the issues presented in the instant case. See, e.g., Morales-Flores v. Lyons, No. 1:25-CV-01640-TLN-EFB, 2025 WL 3552841, at *3 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2025). Respondents concede this case is not distinguishable from this Court's prior rulings. (ECF No. 11 at 1.) Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner under the same conditions he was released prior to his current detention. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. Respondents are further ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not grant the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and enter judgment in favor of Petitioner. Respondents shall file responsive papers, or notice that they rest on the papers submitted, by February 4, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by February 10, 2026. The parties shall indicate whether they waive a hearing. The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 01/29/2026)

Jan 29, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO