Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-00907

(HC) Tafur v. Warden of the California City Detention Facility

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Case Information

Filed: February 02, 2026
Assigned to: Dena M. Coggins
Referred to: Edmund F. Brennan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: April 27, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Feb 02, 2026
2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against all Respondents by Willington Tafur. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Feb 02, 2026
MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Willington Tafur. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
Main Document: In Forma Pauperis
#3
Feb 02, 2026
MOTION for APPOINTMENT of COUNSEL by Willington Tafur. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
Main Document: Appoint Counsel
#4
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 LMS) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
Main Document: Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
#5
Feb 04, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Cody S. Chapple for Current or Acting Director United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Cody S. Chapple for Current or Acting Field Office Director San Francisco Field Office,Cody S. Chapple for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Cody S. Chapple for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Cody S. Chapple for United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement,Cody S. Chapple for Warden of the California City Detention Facility (Chapple, Cody) (Entered: 02/04/2026)
Main Document: DESIGNATION
#6
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)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
Feb 04, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 04, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Willington Tafur. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
#7
Feb 17, 2026
06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Main Document: 06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#8
Feb 17, 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 KEZ) (Entered: 02/18/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
Feb 17, 2026
Service by Mail
Feb 17, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Order served on Willington Tafur. (Deputy Clerk KLY)
#9
Feb 24, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 2/24/2026: Pursuant to the 7 Order dated 2/17/2026, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California has confirmed that Federal Public Defender, District of Idaho and Nicole Gabriel, Assistant Federal Public Defender, seek appointment and notified of Counsel's contact information. Attorney Nicole Gabriel is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for petitioner as permitted in General Order 582, Section X (C). The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Nicole Gabriel, as counsel for petitioner on an ad hoc basis in this matter. (Text only entry) (Deputy Clerk NAC) (Entered: 02/24/2026)
Feb 24, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys
#10
Mar 02, 2026
Discovery AND Stay
Main Document: Discovery AND Stay
#11
Mar 09, 2026
ANSWER (Response) to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by All Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C) (Chapple, Cody) Modified on 3/13/2026 (KS). (Entered: 03/09/2026)
Main Document: ANSWER
#12
Mar 19, 2026
Reply to Response to Motion
Main Document: Reply to Response to Motion
#13
Mar 19, 2026
Stay
Main Document: Stay
#14
Mar 24, 2026
Order AND Order on Motion to Stay AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings
Main Document: Order AND Order on Motion to Stay AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings
#15
Apr 15, 2026
Dismiss
Main Document: Dismiss
#16
Apr 27, 2026
Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Main Document: Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

Parties

(HC)Tafur
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Warden of the California City Detention Facility
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