Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-01973

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Mar 11, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Defendants by Jagdeep Singh. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13023564) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Girn, Sukhveer) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

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Mar 11, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Jagdeep Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Affidavit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Proposed Order) (Girn, Sukhveer) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

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Mar 11, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Jagdeep Singh. (Girn, Sukhveer) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

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Mar 12, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 4/16/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk MCF) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

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Mar 12, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/12/2026: 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 today, 3/12/2026, by 5:00 PM, petitioner's counsel is DIRECTED (1) to serve respondents with a copy of the petition, 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 by 5:00 PM on Friday, 3/13/2026. 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 (HC), 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 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: 03/12/2026)

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Mar 12, 2026

CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Jagdeep Singh. Attorney Girn, Sukhveer Singh added.. Attorney Girn, Sukhveer Singh added as counsel of record. (Girn, Sukhveer) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

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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)

Mar 12, 2026

Minute Order

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Mar 13, 2026

Opposition to Motion

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Mar 16, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/16/2026: On 3/11/2026, petitioner filed motion for temporary restraining order. (Doc. No. 2 .) On 3/13/2026, respondents filed an opposition (Doc. No. 8 ) to that motion. In their opposition, respondents argue that petitioner is subject to mandatory detention by virtue of being present in the United States, an argument that the undersigned has rejected on several recent occasions. See Wasef v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-01078-DAD-JDP (HC), 2026 WL 392389 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2026) (rejecting the respondents' interpretation of § 1225). Additionally, respondents argue that petitioner has violated the conditions of his release, provide evidence of those violations, and further assert that petitioner was taken into custody pursuant to an arrest warrant that was issued based on those violations. (Doc. Nos. 8 at 2-3; [8-1] at 2-3.) Having considered the circumstances of petitioner's current detention and the parties' arguments, the court finds analogous and persuasive the undersigned's previous orders in Perez v. Albarran, No. 1:25-cv-01540-DAD-CSK (HC), 2025 WL 3187578 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2025), in which the court concluded that a prior release of the petitioner created an implicit promise by the respondents that the petitioner's release would only be revoked on the basis that he failed to comply with the terms of his release, and O.A.C.S. v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01652-DAD-CSK (HC), 2025 WL 3485221 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 4, 2025), in which the court concluded that previously releasing the petitioner on his own recognizance created a reliance interest such that the petitioner was entitled to the due process available under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Here, petitioner entered the United States on or about 3/11/2023, encountered immigration authorities, and was released on his own recognizance on 3/15/2023. (Doc. No. 1 at 2.) On 3/10/2026, petitioner was detained by immigration authorities. (Id.) However, as the court found in O.A.C.S., petitioner appears to have been arrested for purported violations of his supervised release and petitioner has not demonstrated that those reasons are clearly pretextual. Accordingly, pursuant to the reasoning in Perez and O.A.C.S., petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ) is GRANTED IN PART. The court ORDERS the following: Respondents are ordered to provide petitioner with a bond hearing where respondents will bear the burden to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that petitioner poses a danger to the community or a flight risk within fourteen (14) days of the date of entry of this order, and to provide petitioner and his counsel with written notice of that bond hearing no later than three (3) calendar days in advance of the hearing. Under the circumstances of this case, petitioner will not be required to post bond pursuant to Rule 65(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This action is REFERRED to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

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Mar 16, 2026

REPLY (Response) to 8 OPPOSITION to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Petitioner Jagdeep Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Girn, Sukhveer) Modified on 3/17/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 03/16/2026)

Mar 16, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

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Mar 30, 2026

Reconsideration

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Apr 01, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 4/1/2026: On 3/30/2026, petitioner filed a 11 motion for reconsideration requesting that the court grant immediate release in light of the purportedly deficient 3/24/2026 bond hearing which respondents provided petitioner to comply with the court's prior 9 order. Respondents are DIRECTED to file an opposition brief to this motion and to lodge a transcript of the 3/24/2026 bond hearing with the court no later than 4/3/2026 at 5 p.m. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

Apr 01, 2026

Minute Order

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Apr 03, 2026

MOTION to ORDER IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Petitioner Jagdeep Singh. (Girn, Sukhveer) Modified on 4/8/2026 (KS). (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 07, 2026

Order to Show Cause

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Apr 08, 2026

Notice (Other)

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Apr 08, 2026

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT of lodged disc from USA re 15 Notice of Lodging. (Routed to File Room) (Text only entry) (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

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Apr 08, 2026

OPPOSITION to 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by All Respondents. (Weger, Shelley) Modified on 4/13/2026 (KS). (Entered: 04/08/2026)

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Apr 10, 2026

Notice of Filing / Lodging Document

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Apr 10, 2026

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