Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01626
(HC) Tovar v. Warden of the California City Detention Facility
Completed
Case Information
Filed: February 26, 2026
Assigned to:
Dena M. Coggins
Referred to:
Jeremy D. Peterson
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: May 06, 2026
Last Activity:
June 10, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Feb 26, 2026
2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden of the California City Detention Facility by Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 02/27/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#3
Feb 26, 2026
MOTION for APPOINTMENT of COUNSEL by Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 02/27/2026)
Main Document:
Appoint Counsel
#2
Feb 27, 2026
In Forma Pauperis
Main Document:
In Forma Pauperis
#4
Feb 27, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 4/2/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 02/27/2026)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
Feb 27, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
Feb 27, 2026
Service by Mail
#5
Feb 28, 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: 02/28/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#6
Mar 09, 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 VLK) (Main Document 6 replaced on 3/10/2026) (VLK). (Entered: 03/10/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#7
Mar 10, 2026
06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - Set/Clear Flags
Main Document:
06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis AND ~Util - Set/Clear Flags
Mar 10, 2026
Service by Mail
Mar 10, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Order served on Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Deputy Clerk KS)
#8
Mar 17, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Williams, Jonathan) Modified on 3/20/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#9
Mar 17, 2026
ANSWER to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-213, # 2 Exhibit Criminal Records, # 3 Exhibit Immigration Court Documents, # 4 Proof of Service)(Williams, Jonathan) Modified on 3/20/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document:
ANSWER
#10
Apr 10, 2026
Findings and Recommendations
Apr 10, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 10, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 10 Findings and Recommendations served on Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Deputy Clerk KLY)
#11
Apr 14, 2026
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
Main Document:
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
#12
May 06, 2026
Findings and Recommendations AND Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel
#13
May 06, 2026
Judgment
Main Document:
Judgment
May 06, 2026
Service by Mail
May 06, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 12 Order Adopting Findings and Recommendations and 13 Judgment served on Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Deputy Clerk AJB)
#14
May 20, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Warden of the California City Detention Facility. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Bond Order, # 2 Proof of Service Proof of Service)(Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
Main Document:
STATUS
#15
Jun 05, 2026
Miscellaneous Relief
Main Document:
Miscellaneous Relief
#16
Jun 10, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 6/10/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 15 Motion to Enforce Judgment. Petitioner argues that the evidence considered by the Immigration Judge in denying Petitioner's request for custody redetermination was insufficient to satisfy the court's 12 Order requiring that Respondents bear the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that Petitioner's continued detention is justified. But Petitioner's argument that the evidence considered by the Immigration Judge was insufficient to meet the Government's burden is an argument to be raised to the Board of Immigration Appeals, not this court. Loba L.M. v. Andrews, No. 1:25-cv-00611-JLT-SAB, 2026 WL 710307, at *8 (E.D. Cal. Marc. 13, 2026) ("Petitioner challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the immigration judge's bond determination rather than the constitutionality of the process by which that determination was reached... Complaints about the conclusion the IJ reached must be presented through the normal immigration appeal process."). For these reasons, Petitioner's 15 Motion to Enforce Judgement is DENIED. This case shall remain CLOSED. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 06/10/2026)
Jun 10, 2026
Service by Mail
Jun 10, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
Jun 10, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: Minute Order, filed at Doc. No. 16, served on Edgar Antonio Tovar. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS)
Parties
(HC)Tovar
Party
Warden of the California City Detention Facility
Party