Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01808

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Mar 05, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Defendants by Leonides Mendez Hinojosa. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12995469) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Petitioner's Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Final Administrative Removal Order, # 4 Exhibit Reasonable Fear Worksheet, # 5 Exhibit Order of Supervision, # 6 Exhibit US Probation Office Letter, # 7 Exhibit Email to ICE ERO)(Lopez, Gabriela) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

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Mar 05, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED under a PSEUDONYM re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by Leonides Mendez Hinojosa. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Lopez, Gabriela) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 4/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk MCF) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 07, 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: 03/07/2026)

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Mar 12, 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: 03/12/2026)

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Mar 17, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

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Mar 18, 2026

Order on Motion for Pseudonym

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Mar 18, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 3/18/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 6 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The court has previously addressed the legal issues raised by Count One 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 1 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 *1 (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 6 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 3/20/2026. 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 3/23/2026. Both parties should address whether they oppose the court ruling directly on the Petition, albeit as to Count One only, to the extent a ruling on that Count entitles Petitioner to the relief sought in the Petition. 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: 03/18/2026)

Mar 18, 2026

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

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Mar 19, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Anthony Andrews for Respondents. Attorney Christopher William Dextre, GOVT terminated. (Andrews, Anthony) Modified on 3/25/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/19/2026)

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Mar 19, 2026

RETURN and OPPOSITION to 1 Petition; OPPOSITION to 6 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Respondents. (Andrews, Anthony) Modified on 3/25/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/19/2026)

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Mar 23, 2026

Reply to Response to Motion

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Mar 23, 2026

Extension of Time

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Apr 08, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on April 8, 2026: In Respondents' 10 Opposition to Petitioner's 6 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Respondents continue to oppose the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order. Respondents aver that the legal analysis in the decisions cited in the court's 7 Order are not applicable to this case because Petitioner is mandatorily detained under either 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c) due to his 1990 conviction for drug and firearm related charges (Doc. No. 10 at 2), or under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) because Petitioner is subject to a final order of removal pursuant to a 2020 administrative removal order. (Id.; Doc. No. 1-3.) The court finds this argument unavailing because on May 13, 2020, subsequent to both his criminal conviction and the entry of his administrative order of removal, Petitioner was released from ICE detention on an Order of Supervision ("OSUP"). (Id. at 2; Doc. No. 1-5.) Despite Respondents' arguments that there are material factual differences between this case and those identified by the court, Respondents must still comply with the applicable regulations regarding revocation of an OSUP and re-detention to effectuate removal. See Hoac v. Becerra, No. 2:25-cv-01740-DC-JDP, 2025 WL 1993771 at *4 (E.D. Cal. July 16, 2025); see also Guillermo M.R. v. Kaiser, 791 F. Supp. 3d 1021 at 1037 (N.D. Cal. 2025) (finding that due process required a pre-deprivation bond hearing before the Government could re-detain noncitizen convicted of felony offense then subsequently released on OSUP). Accordingly, pursuant to the court's reasoning in Hoac and Guillermo M.R., Petitioner's 6 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED, and the court ORDERS the following: (1) Respondents shall immediately release Petitioner Leonidez Camilo Mendez Hinojosa (A-028 777 412) from Respondents' custody; and (2) Respondents are ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, which include, at a minimum, strict compliance with the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 241.13(i). Moreover, 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. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve California City Detention Center with a copy of this Order. This case is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (cc: ICE-California City) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

Apr 08, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings

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Apr 16, 2026

Order AND Order on Motion for Extension of Time AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings