Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01816
(HC) Bachir Diallo v. Chestnut
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Case Information
Filed: March 06, 2026
Assigned to:
Dena M. Coggins
Referred to:
Carolyn K. Delaney
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
March 18, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 06, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Moises Becerra, Pamela Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, Kristi Noem by Mamadou Bachir Diallo. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13000074) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Salgado, Mario) (Entered: 03/06/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Mar 06, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Mamadou Bachir Diallo. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibits, # 4 Declaration, # 5 TRO Checklist, # 6 TRO Proposed Order, # 7 PI Proposed Order)(Salgado, Mario) (Entered: 03/06/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#3
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)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
#4
Mar 06, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 3/6/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 2 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 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 3/11/2026. 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 3/12/2026. 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. If Petitioner has not already served a copy of the Petition and Motion by email to the U.S. Attorney's Office at their email address (usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov), Petitioner's Counsel shall do so by no later than 12:00 PM on 3/9/2026. 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: 03/06/2026)
Mar 06, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - Set Motion and F&R Deadlines/Hearings
Mar 16, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#7
Mar 17, 2026
Opposition to Motion
Main Document:
Opposition to Motion
#9
Mar 18, 2026
ORDER signed by District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 3/17/2026 GRANTING Petitioner's 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus and 2 motion for a temporary restraining order. Petitioner Mamadou Bachir Diallo shall be RELEASED IMMEDIATELY from Respondents' custody with the same conditions he was subject to immediately prior to his detention on 1/8/2026. Respondents shall not impose any additional restriction on him, such as electronic monitoring, unless that is determined to be neces sary at a future pre-deprivation/custody hearing. If the government seeks to re-detain Petitioner, it must provide no less than seven (7) days' notice to Petitioner and must hold a pre-deprivation bond hearing before a neutral arbiter, at whi ch Petitioner's eligibility for bond must be considered. 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. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment for Petitioner and close this case. CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk KLY)
#10
Mar 18, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
Parties
Chestnut
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(HC) Bachir Diallo
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