Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00890

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Feb 02, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden of the California City Detention Center by Gurjeet Singh. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 02, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Gurjeet Singh. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 02, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Gurjeet Singh. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 04, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 3/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#5

Feb 04, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Warden of the California City Detention Center (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 04, 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: 02/04/2026)

Feb 04, 2026

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

Feb 04, 2026

Service by Mail

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Feb 05, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 02/05/2026. Petitioner, a self-represented immigration detainee, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and a motion for appointment of counsel. Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2 ) is GRANTED and petitioner is authorized to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of the filing fee in this action. In light of the complexity of the legal issues involved and in the interest of justice, the court grants petitioner's motion for appointment of counsel (ECF No. 3 ). The Federal Defender is directed to identify counsel to represent petitioner. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. Within 7 days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information to the undersigned's courtroom deputy Jonathan Anderson at janderson@caed.uscourts.gov, and counsel will be added as counsel for petitioner. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within 7 days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. Within 7 days of adding counsel for petitioner, petitioner's counsel may file an amended or supplemental petition, if any. The Clerk of the Court shall also serve a copy of this order together with a copy of petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on the United States Attorney. Respondent is directed to file an answer/return within 14 days from the date an amended or supplemental petition is filed or due. If respondents dispute any factual representations in the operative petition, they shall include with the answer/return any and all documents necessary to support their view of the facts. Petitioner's reply/traverse, if any, is due within 7 days of being served a copy of the respondents' answer/return. Respondent shall NOT TRANSFER petitioner outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (establishing the All Writs Act which empowers the federal courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions...."); see also F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (emphasizing that federal courts have the power to "to preserve the court's jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency's action"). (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

Feb 05, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

Feb 05, 2026

Service by Mail

Feb 05, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Gurjeet Singh. (Deputy Clerk JAA)

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Feb 10, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 02/10/2026. The court has been notified of counsel's contact information, pursuant to the 7 Minute Order. Attorney, Shari G. Rusk, Law Office of Shari Rusk, 916 2nd Ave, Suite F, Sacramento, CA 95814, 916-804-8656, rusklaw@att.net, as counsel for Petitioners in this matter nunc pro tunc to 02/06/2026. (Text Only Entry). (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

Feb 10, 2026

Minute Order

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Feb 12, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 13, 2026

Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Feb 13, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

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Feb 18, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 2/18/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 11 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 12 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The court has previously addressed the legal issues raised by Count Four of the Petition. See e.g., Selis Tinoco v. Noem, 1:25-cv-01762-DC-JDP, 2025 WL 3567862 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2025), Labrador-Prato v. Noem, 1:25-cv-01598-DC-SCR, 2025 WL 3458802 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2025), and D.L.C. v. Wofford, 1:25-cv-01996-DC-JDP, 2026 WL 25511 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2026). The court is contemplating ruling directly on the 11 Amended Petition, with the understanding that the court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(2) ("Before or after beginning the hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction, the court may advance the trial on the merits and consolidate it with the hearing."); See also 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("The court shall summarily hear and determine the facts, and dispose of [a petitioner's habeas petition] as law and justice require."); A.R. v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-00551-KES-SAB, 2026 WL 227112, at * (E.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2026) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). Respondents shall file an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to the 12 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 2/20/2026. In their response, Respondents shall substantively address whether there are any factual or legal issues in this case that materially distinguish it from the court's prior Orders listed above. Petitioner may file a Reply by 12:00 PM on 2/23/2026. Both parties should address whether they oppose the court ruling directly on the Petition, albeit as to Count Four only, to the extent a ruling on that Count entitles Petitioner to the relief sought in the Petition. If Petitioner has not already served a copy of the Petition and Motion by email to the U.S. Attorney's Office at their email address (usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov), Petitioner's Counsel shall do so by no later than 12:00 PM on 2/19/2026. The matter is not set for a hearing though the court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

Feb 18, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Set Motion and F&R Deadlines/Hearings

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Feb 19, 2026

RESPONSE to 13 Minute Order, OPPOSITION and ANSWER to 11 Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden of the California City Detention Center. (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 2/24/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 02/19/2026)

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Feb 20, 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: 02/23/2026)

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Feb 23, 2026

Order Dismissing Case AND Order on Motion for TRO

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Feb 23, 2026

Judgment