Eastern District of California • 2:26-cv-00815

#1

Mar 11, 2026

2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against all Respondents by Jose Alexander Lopez Chicas. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#2

Mar 11, 2026

EX PARTE APPLCATION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER and ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Jose Alexander Lopez Chicas. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#3

Mar 11, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 11, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 2 .) The Court has reviewed Petitioner's motion and finds Petitioner has met his burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on his claims that Respondents violated the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. The Court has repeatedly ruled on the issues presented in the instant case. See, e.g., Morales-Flores v. Lyons, No. 1:25-CV-01640-TLN-EFB, 2025 WL 3552841, at *3 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2025). Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner under the same conditions he was released prior to his current detention. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. Respondents are further ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should grant the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and enter judgment in favor of Petitioner. Respondents shall file responsive papers by March 18, 2026 and shall indicate whether they request a hearing. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve this Order, along with Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, on Respondents via email to: usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov. Respondents may apply to the Court for modification or dissolution of the TRO on two days' notice to Petitioner. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(4). The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#4

Mar 11, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 4/13/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

Mar 11, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

Mar 11, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Jose Alexander Lopez Chicas. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

Mar 11, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Minute Order served on Jose Alexander Lopez Chicas. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

Mar 11, 2026

Service by Mail

#5

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)

Mar 12, 2026

RECEIPT number 200017637 for $5.00 for Jose Alexander Lopez Chicas from Jose Alexander Ramos. (Deputy Clerk OML)

#6

Mar 18, 2026

Dismiss

#7

Mar 18, 2026

Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#8

Mar 18, 2026

Certificate / Proof of Service