Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01395

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Feb 17, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Orestes Cruz, Kristi Noem, RODNEY S SCOTT, RYAN SPRALDIN by JOSE M AGUILAR GARCIA. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12917196) (Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE to Attorney Carlos R Barrios, Jr: Under Local Rule 200, every complaint, amended complaint, or other document initiating a civil action shall be accompanied by a completed civil cover sheet, on a form available from the Clerk and on the Court's website. Please file your civil cover sheet. If you need assistance, please contact the CM/ECF help desk at 866-884-5444. (Deputy Clerk CM) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by JOSE M AGUILAR GARCIA. (Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by JOSE M AGUILAR GARCIA. (Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by JOSE M AGUILAR GARCIA. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 3/23/2026. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Imi Zaidi, GOVT for Orestes Cruz,Imi Zaidi, GOVT for Kristi Noem,Imi Zaidi, GOVT for Rodeny S. Scott,Imi Zaidi, GOVT for Ryan Spradlin (Zaidi, Imi) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 18, 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: 02/18/2026)

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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 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 5 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Respondents shall file an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to the 5 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 2/20/2026. Petitioner may file a Reply by 12:00 PM on 2/23/2026. 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

#10

Feb 19, 2026

Dismiss

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Feb 25, 2026

RESPONSE by Jose Maria Aguilar-Garcia to 10 Motion to Dismiss. (Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

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Feb 25, 2026

Request

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Mar 12, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 3/12/2026: The court has further reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 5 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, as well as Respondents' 10 Opposition to Petitioner's 5 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Petitioner's 11 Reply thereto. The court recently considered the same issues raised in the 1 Petition in a substantially similar case in Maciel v. Noem, No. 1:26-cv-01318-DC-CKD, 2026 WL 496948 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2026), wherein the court found that the Petitioner "was entitled to a bond hearing under [8 U.S.C. §] 1226(a)" and therefore issued a temporary restraining order requiring Petitioner's immediate release, and requiring Respondents to provide Petitioner with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(c)(8) should they seek to re-detain him. Maciel, 2026 WL 496948 at *4, *6. Accordingly, the parties are hereby ORDERED to file supplemental briefs on or before 12:00 PM on 3/18/2026 addressing whether there are any factual or legal issues in this case that materially distinguish it from Maciel, and whether Petitioner is entitled to the same relief here as in Maciel. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

Mar 12, 2026

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

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Mar 13, 2026

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF filed by Jose Maria Aguilar-Garcia. (Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

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Mar 18, 2026

SUPPLEMENT by Orestes Cruz, Kristi Noem, Rodeny S. Scott, Ryan Spradlin re 10 MOTION to DISMISS. (Zaidi, Imi) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

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Mar 18, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on on 3/18/2026: In Respondents' 10 Opposition to Petitioner's 5 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and 15 supplement, Respondents continue to oppose issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order. However, Respondents do not identify any material distinction between this case and the court's previous decision in Alvarez Maciel v. Noem, No. 1:26-cv-01318-DC-CKD, 2026 WL 496948 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 23, 2026) addressing the same issue presented here. See also Barajas Ortiz v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-01167-DC-SCR, Doc. No. 11 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2026). Accordingly, pursuant to the court's reasoning in Alvarez Maciel and Barajas Ortiz, Petitioner's 5 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED, and the court ORDERS the following: (1) Petitioner shall be released immediately from the Respondents' custody; and (2) should Respondents attempt to re-detain Petitioner, they shall provide him with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 1236.1(c)(8) at which Petitioner shall bear the burden of showing that he is not a flight risk or a risk to community safety. This Order does not address the circumstances in which Respondents may detain Petitioner in the event Petitioner becomes subject to an executable final order of removal and Petitioner receives notice of that final order of removal. Moreover, in light of Respondents' non-opposition to treating Petitioner's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order as a Motion for Preliminary Injunction (see Doc. No. 10 ), and given that the standard for issuing a Temporary Restraining Order is "substantially identical" to the standard for issuing a Preliminary Injunction, Stuhlbarg Int'l Sales Co. v. John D. Brush & Co., 240 F.3d 832, 839 n.7 (9th Cir. 2001), the court hereby ISSUES a Preliminary Injunction on the same terms. Petitioner's 12 request to accept his late-filed response is GRANTED. This case is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk RAA) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

Mar 18, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

Mar 24, 2026

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

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Apr 01, 2026

Notice of Compliance