Eastern District of California • 2:26-cv-00898
(HC) Jimenez-Morales v. Warden
Completed
Case Information
Filed: March 16, 2026
Assigned to:
Kirk E. Sherriff
Referred to:
Sheila K. Oberto
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
Completed: March 20, 2026
Last Activity:
March 23, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 16, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Respondents by Sebastian Jimenez-Morales. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 03/16/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Mar 16, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Sebastian Jimenez-Morales. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 03/16/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Mar 16, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 03/16/2026)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider
#4
Mar 16, 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: 03/16/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
Mar 16, 2026
Service by Mail
Mar 16, 2026
RECEIPT number 200017723 for $5.00 from Sebastian Jimenez-Morales. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)
Mar 16, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Sebastian Jimenez-Morales. (Deputy Clerk OML)
#5
Mar 17, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 3/17/2026: The Court has reviewed the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus and 2 motion for temporary restraining order. The 1 petition appears to challenge petitioner's re-detention and raise legal issues that this Court has previously addressed. See e.g., Sergio S.M. v. Noem,No. 1:25-CV-01973-KES-HBK (HC), 2025 WL 3768206 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 31, 2025); R.D.T.M. v. Wofford, No. 1:25-CV-01141-KES-SKO (HC), 2025 WL 2686866 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2025). The Court intends to rule directly on the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus, with the understanding that the Court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the 2 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."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-CV-3118 (PMH), 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). On or before March 19, 2026, respondents are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to whether there are any factual or legal issues in this case that distinguish it from the Court's prior orders in Sergio S.M. v. Noem, and R.D.T.M. v. Wofford and justify denying the petition, or indicate the matter is not substantively distinguishable. Pending the Court's decision, and unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the Court ORDERS that respondents shall not transfer petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (noting court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"). (GM) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Mar 17, 2026
Minute Order
#6
Mar 19, 2026
RESPONSE to 5 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE by Warden. (Dextre, Christopher) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
Main Document:
RESPONSE
#7
Mar 19, 2026
Certificate / Proof of Service
Main Document:
Certificate / Proof of Service
#9
Mar 20, 2026
Judgment
Main Document:
Judgment
#10
Mar 20, 2026
Request
Main Document:
Request
#11
Mar 20, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 3/20/2026: (Text Only Entry); On March 20, 2026, respondents filed a 10 request for clarification of the March 20, 2026, order granting the petition for writ of habeas corpus. The March 20, 2026 8 Order requires respondents to provide petitioner with a bond hearing within fourteen (14) days. If respondents do not provide petitioner with a bond hearing within that time period, then petitioner must be released from detention. (gm) (Entered: 03/20/2026)
Mar 20, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Order, 9 Judgment served on Sebastian Jimenez-Morales. (Deputy Clerk EF)
Mar 20, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Request
Mar 20, 2026
Service by Mail
Mar 23, 2026
Service by Mail
Mar 23, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Minute Order, Order on Request, served on Sebastian Jimenez-Morales. (Deputy Clerk VMG)
Parties
(HC) Jimenez-Morales
Party
Warden
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