Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01814

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Mar 06, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Y. A. C.F. by Y. A. C.F.. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12999904) (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Nuno, Jacqueline) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Y. A. C.F.. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Proposed Order, # 9 Checklist)(Nuno, Jacqueline) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED under a PSEUDONYM by Y. A. C.F.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Nuno, Jacqueline) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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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 06, 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: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/6/2026: Pending the issuance of the court's order resolving the pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order, and unless and until the court orders otherwise, the court ORDERS that respondents shall not take any action to remove petitioner from the United States or to move petitioner out of the Eastern District of California. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (acknowledging 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 present, the court finds that this order is warranted to maintain the status quo pending its forthcoming order resolving petitioner's pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order. Further, no later than Monday, 3/9/2026, by 5:00 PM, petitioner's counsel is DIRECTED (1) to serve respondents with a copy of the petition, motion to proceed under a pseudonym, motion for temporary restraining order, and accompanying papers, along with this order, to the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California by email at usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov; and (2) to promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for respondents shall promptly enter Notices of Appearance. Respondents shall file a written opposition to the pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order and 3 motion to proceed under a pseudonym by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, 3/10/2026. In that opposition, respondents shall substantively address whether any provision of law or fact in this case would distinguish it from this court's decision in Ayala Cajina v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01566-DAD-AC, 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2025), or Rocha Chavarria v. Chestnut, No. 1:25-cv-01755-DAD-AC, 2025 WL 3533606 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 9, 2025), and other similar cases previously decided by this court, or otherwise indicate that the matter is not substantively distinguishable. Furthermore, respondents are DIRECTED to indicate in their opposition whether they oppose converting the motion for temporary restraining order into a motion for preliminary injunction and whether they oppose the court resolving the merits of the underlying habeas petition. If the parties were to jointly agree upon a less demanding briefing schedule, the court will consider the parties' proposal. (Deputy Clerk JRM) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of Service by Y. A. C.F.. (Nuno, Jacqueline) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

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

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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 11, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/11/2026: On 3/6/2026, petitioner filed a motion for temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ) and motion to proceed pseudonymously (Doc. No. 3 ). On the same day, the court issued an order directing respondents to file an opposition to petitioner's motions by Tuesday, 3/10/2026. (Doc. No. 6 ). Petitioner filed a proof of service reflecting service of the pending motion to respondents on 3/6/2026, and respondents submitted an unrelated filing to the court on 3/7/2026. (Doc. Nos. 7, 8 ). Nonetheless, to date, respondents have failed to file an opposition to the pending motion as directed. A review of the evidence submitted by petitioner reveals that, petitioner entered the United States on January 21, 2024, through humanitarian parole. (Doc. No. [1-2] at 2.) Petitioner was detained on 6/1/2025 by immigration officials. (Id.) The court finds analogous the reasoning outlined in the court's decision in Rocha Chavarria v. Chestnut, No. 1:25-cv-01755-DAD-AC, 2025 WL 3533606 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 9, 2025), where the court concluded that due process required a pre-detention hearing to protect the petitioner's liberty interest in his continued release, and adopts the reasoning set forth therein. Further, the court will grant petitioner's unopposed motion to proceed pseudonymously because he has alleged that disclosure of his identity could lead to him suffering retaliatory harm. (Doc. No. 2 at 4-5.) See R.B.A. v. Noem, No. 25-cv-00562-KKE, 2025 WL 1285852, at *2 (W.D. Wash. May 2, 2025) (finding "sufficient grounds for Plaintiff to proceed pseudonymously" under similar circumstances). Accordingly, the court GRANTS petitioner's motion for temporary restraining order as follows: (1) respondents are ORDERED to immediately release petitioner under the same conditions he was subject to immediately prior to his detention on 6/1/2025; (2) respondents are ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining petitioner for any purpose, absent exigent circumstances, without providing petitioner written notice and a pre-detention hearing before a neutral adjudicator, where respondents shall bear the burden of demonstrating that petitioner poses a risk of flight or a danger to the community. Petitioner's motion to proceed pseudonymously (Doc. No. 3 ) is GRANTED. Under the circumstances of the case, petitioner will not be required to post bond pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c). The parties are directed to meet and confer and, if possible, submit a joint proposed briefing schedule no later than seven (7) days from the date of entry of this order with respect to any motion for a preliminary injunction and to state whether they oppose the court resolving the merits of the underlying habeas petition on the briefing submitted in connection with the motion for preliminary injunction. (Deputy Clerk JRM) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

Mar 11, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Pseudonym AND Order on Motion for TRO