Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00866

(HC) G.M. v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility

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Case Information

Filed: February 02, 2026
Assigned to: Troy Lynne Nunley
Referred to: Jeremy D. Peterson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: May 15, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Feb 02, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility by Jan Carlo Garcia Matas. (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 02/03/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Feb 02, 2026
MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Jan Carlo Garcia Matas. (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 02/03/2026)
Main Document: Appoint Counsel
Feb 02, 2026
RECEIPT number 100007083 for $5.00 from Geo Secure Services. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)
#3
Feb 03, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 3/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 02/03/2026)
Main Document: Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
#4
Feb 03, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Brittany Gunter for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Gunter, Brittany) (Entered: 02/03/2026)
Main Document: DESIGNATION
#5
Feb 03, 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. (Anonymous) (Entered: 02/03/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
Feb 03, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 03, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Jan Carlo Garcia Matas. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)
#6
Feb 05, 2026
Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Main Document: Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Feb 05, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 05, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Order served on Jan Carlo G. M.. (Deputy Clerk VLC)
#8
Feb 06, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 2/6/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF No. 6 . Attorney Reed Grantham is hereby appointed as counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Reed Grantham, Assistant Federal Defender, 2300 Tulare Street, Suite 330, Fresno, CA 93721-2226, (559) 487-5561, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: FD, Attention: Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 02/06/2026)
#9
Feb 06, 2026
OPPOSITION to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Warden of the Golden State Annex ICE Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Immigration Documents, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Form I-213, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Order of Immigration Judge)(Gunter, Brittany) Modified on 2/11/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 02/06/2026)
Main Document: OPPOSITION
Feb 06, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 06, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys
Feb 06, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Minute Order served on Jan Carlo G. M. (Deputy Clerk MDK)
#10
Feb 09, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on February 9, 2026: In light of Petitioner's appointment of counsel, Petitioner may file a reply to the construed motion for TRO (ECF Nos. 1, 6 ) by February 12, 2026. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 02/09/2026)
Feb 09, 2026
Minute Order
#11
Feb 13, 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 OML) (Entered: 02/18/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
#12
Mar 25, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 25, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's motion for temporary restraining order, as construed by the Court. (ECF No. 1, 6.) Respondents filed an opposition. (ECF No. 9 .) Petitioner's appointed counsel did not reply. The Court has reviewed the parties' papers and finds Petitioner has not carried his burden to show a likelihood of success on his claims that Respondents violated the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause. See Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008) (standard for temporary restraining order). Petitioner was previously removed; he is subject to a reinstated order of removal, thus, he is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1231. (ECF No. 9 at 1, 3.) Additionally, an immigration judge heard Petitioner's claims as to credible fear of removal to his home country. (Id. at 2.) It appears Petitioner's removal is significantly likely and this Court's Order not to transfer Petitioner out of this district is the only impediment to Petitioner's removal. Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is DENIED. The Court will rule on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("the Petition"). Respondents may file a response by March 30, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by April 6, 2026. If the parties do not timely file, this Court will assume they rest on the record. This Court's Order not to transfer Petitioner out of the district remains intact pending this Court's order on the Petition. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/25/2026)
Mar 25, 2026
Minute Order
#13
Mar 30, 2026
Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Main Document: Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#14
Apr 06, 2026
REPLY by Jan Carlo G. M. re 13 Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Grantham, Reed) (Entered: 04/06/2026)
Main Document: REPLY
#15
May 15, 2026
Notice of Appearance
Main Document: Notice of Appearance

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(HC) Garcia Matas
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Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility
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