Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01379

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Feb 17, 2026

(2241) PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security by Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#2

Feb 17, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#3

Feb 17, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#4

Feb 17, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#5

Feb 18, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due within thirty (30) days. (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#6

Feb 18, 2026

ORDER AUTHORIZING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS as to Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk re: 2 Motion to Proceed IFP, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/18/2026. (Deputy Clerk OFR) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#7

Feb 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Abouzeid, Haddy) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

#8

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)

Feb 18, 2026

Service by Mail

Feb 18, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Prisoner New Case Documents, 6 Order Authorizing IFP Status served on Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk. (Deputy Clerk OFR)

#9

Feb 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Entry Only) ORDER DENYING TRO; ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL; ORDER PREVENTING TRANSFER PENDING FURTHER COURT ORDER; ORDER FOR STAY OF REMOVAL PENDING FURTHER COURT ORDER;.The Court has reviewed the Petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1 ) and the related request for emergency injunctive relief (Doc. 4 ). Petitioner asserts he has been detained since April 22, 2025. Despite having been detained for almost ten months, Petitioner fails to explain adequately the delay in seeking a temporary restraining order or why, despite this delay, the Court should nonetheless treat the situation as an emergency that must be handled on shortened time. Thus, the TRO request is untimely, and it is DENIED. See Local Rule 231(b). However, Petitioner's request for appointment of counsel (Doc. 3 ) is GRANTED. Within 7 days from the date of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information to Courtroom Deputy I. Munoz, who shall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment. To effectuate this appointment, the Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of the petition, via email, on the Federal Defender's Office at: cae_appointments_habeas@fd.org"The Court refers the matter to the assigned magistrate judge for a determination on the merits. The Court sets the following briefing schedule, which may be modified by the magistrate judge or by stipulation of the parties as needed. Respondents SHALL file their responsive pleading within 30 days. Therein, Respondents are directed to address whether this case is distinguishable from the numerous cases in which this Court has granted habeas relief and SHALL provide the Court with copies of any portions of Petitioner's A-File or related supervision records Respondents rely upon. Petitioner may file a traverse no later than 15 days after Respondents file their brief. In the meantime, unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the Court ORDERS that Respondents shall not remove Petitioner from the United States nor transfer Petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (noting the court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"). Given the exigent circumstances, the Court finds that this order is warranted to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and any subsequent order and finds that Petitioner has satisfied the factors governing the issuance of such preliminary relief signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on February 19, 2026. (Deputy Clerk IM) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

Feb 19, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 9 Minute Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel and Minute Order on Motion for TRO served on Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk. (Deputy Clerk IM)

Feb 19, 2026

Service by Mail

Feb 19, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel

#10

Feb 27, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 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. (Deputy Clerk CM) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

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Mar 03, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) The Court has been notified of counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Notice of Appearance filed on 2/27/2026 at ECF 10. Attorney, Cara Jobson is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for petitioner seeking appointment nunc pro tunc to 02/26/2026 at ECF 9 signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on March 3, 2026. (Deputy Clerk IM) (Entered: 03/03/2026)

Mar 03, 2026

Minute Order

#13

Mar 23, 2026

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 3/23/26 The Court, having considered the equitable division and efficient and economical determination of court business, finds the necessity for reassignment. This case is REASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Frank J. Singer for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto no longer assigned to case. New Case Number: 1:26-cv-1379-JLT-FJS. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk RMG) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

Mar 23, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

#14

Mar 25, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

#15

Apr 07, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

#16

Apr 08, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

#17

Apr 08, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Entry Only) The Court has read and considered Petitioner's second request for temporary restraining order (Doc. 16). She has been held in custody for nearly one year and her underlying petition has not yet been determined. In filing this new TRO, Petitioner fails to appreciate that the challenged portion of the Court's order addresses whether Petitioner's detention status should be addressed on shortened time (i.e., as a procedural emergency). Eastern District of California Local Rule 231(b) permits the Court to consider "whether the applicant could have sought relief by motion for preliminary injunction at an earlier date without the necessity for seeking last-minute relief by motion for temporary restraining order." Nothing in the current filing causes the Court to question its prior determination that the issues raised here--no matter their merit--could have been brought earlier by way of a regularly scheduled motion. The evidence of harm cited by counsel is identified by every petitioner who has sought immigration-related habeas relief from this Court in recent months--at the rate of 4 to 5 dozen per week for the undersigned alone. Petitioner's request is, in effect, an attempt to jump the line ahead of similarly situated individuals. For these reasons, the new request for a temporary restraining order (Doc 16) is DENIED signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on April 8, 2026. (Deputy Clerk IM) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

Apr 08, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

#18

Apr 09, 2026

RESPONSE by Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8)(Abouzeid, Haddy) (Entered: 04/09/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

RESPONSE by Oleksandr Vladimirovich Melnyk to 18 Response,,. (Jobson, Cara) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

#20

May 27, 2026

Findings and Recommendations

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May 29, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Robert Anthony Fuentes for Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Robert Anthony Fuentes for Current or Acting Field Office Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Robert Anthony Fuentes for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Robert Anthony Fuentes for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Robert Anthony Fuentes for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, attorney Haddy Abouzeid, GOVT terminated (Abouzeid, Haddy) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

#22

Jun 05, 2026

Objections to Findings and Recommendations