Central District of California • 5:26-cv-01367

#1

Mar 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person In Federal Custody (28:2241). Case assigned to Judge John A. Kronstadt and referred to Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman. (Filing fee $ 5 FEE DUE.), filed by Petitioner Akop Yamalyan. (et) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#2

Mar 20, 2026

MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER filed by Petitioner Akop Yamalyan. (et) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#3

Mar 20, 2026

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 3006A filed by Petitioner Akop Yamalyan. (et) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#4

Mar 23, 2026

Notice Re: Discrepancies in Filing of Habeas Corpus Petition (CV-111). Upon submission of your petition for writ of habeas corpus, it was noted that you did not pay the appropriate filing fee. If you are unable to pay the entire filing fee at this time, you must sign and complete the Request to Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees with Declaration in Support form (CV-60P) attached. You may return your fee waiver and/or payment to any of the Courthouses listed on this notice. If you do not respond within THIRTY DAYS from the date below, your action may be dismissed. Re: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 1 . (Attachments: # 1 Request 60 IFP Request)(et) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#5

Mar 23, 2026

NOTICE OF REFERENCE to a U.S. Magistrate Judge. This case has been assigned to the calendar of the Honorable District Judge John A. Kronstadt and referred to Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman, who is authorized to consider preliminary matters and conduct all further hearings as may be appropriate or necessary. Pursuant to Local Rule 83-2.4, the Court must be notified within five (5) days of any address change. See notice for additional details. (et) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#6

Mar 23, 2026

ORDER RETURNING CASE FOR REASSIGNMENT by Judge John A. Kronstadt. ORDER case returned to the Clerk for random reassignment pursuant to General Order 23-05. Case randomly reassigned from Judge John A. Kronstadt to Judge Fred W. Slaughter for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 5:26-cv-01367-FWS-MBK. (lh) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#7

Mar 24, 2026

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Fred W. Slaughter: ORDER SETTING DEADLINE FOR GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO MOTIONS 2, 3 . The courtORDERS the government to file a response to the Motions on or before March 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

#8

Mar 25, 2026

Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Mallory Lynn counsel for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Thomas P. Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin, Kristi Noem. Adding Mallory Lynn as counsel of record for Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Thomas Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Thomas Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin. (Attorney Mallory Lynn added to party Pamela Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Mallory Lynn added to party Thomas P. Giles(pty:res), Attorney Mallory Lynn added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Mallory Lynn added to party D. Marin(pty:res), Attorney Mallory Lynn added to party Kristi Noem(pty:res))(Lynn, Mallory) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#9

Mar 25, 2026

REPLY NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Preliminary InjunctionNOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order 2 filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Thomas P. Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin, Kristi Noem. (Lynn, Mallory) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#10

Mar 25, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Thomas P. Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin, Kristi Noem, re Reply (Motion related) 9 served on 3/25/2026. (Lynn, Mallory) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#11

Mar 25, 2026

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Fred W. Slaughter: Granting Petitioner's EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order 2 . The court ORDERS Respondents to release Petitioner from custody on or before April 1, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Finally, Respondents are ORDERED to show cause in writing on or before April 2, 2026, as to why the court should not issue a preliminary injunction. Petitioner may file a response on or before April 10, 2026. The court sets a hearing on whether a preliminary injunction should issue for April 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 10D. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#13

Mar 31, 2026

Mail Returned addressed to Akop Yamalyan re Minutes of In Chambers Order 7 (hr) (Entered: 04/02/2026)

#12

Apr 02, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Thomas P. Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin, Kristi Noemto Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,, Order on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order,, 11 (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service)(Lynn, Mallory) (Entered: 04/02/2026)

#14

Apr 02, 2026

FINANCIAL ENTRY: Received 5.00 into the registry of the Court from akop yamalyan. Receipt number 42600. (ap) (Entered: 04/02/2026)

#15

Apr 02, 2026

NOTICE of Change of address Changing attorneys address to 13915 Oxnard St No. 205 Van Nuys, CA 91401. Filed by Petitioner Akop Yamalyan. (sh) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

Apr 02, 2026

Financial Entry

#16

Apr 07, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge Fred W. Slaughter: The Court, on its own motion, ADVANCES the Hearing on Whether a Preliminary Injunction Should Issue 11 from 4/16/2026 to 4/15/2026 at 10:00 AM, in Courtroom 10D, before Judge Fred W. Slaughter. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (rrp) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 04/07/2026)

Apr 07, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#17

Apr 13, 2026

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Fred W. Slaughter: ORDER DENYING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION; REFERRING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS TO ASSIGNED MAGISTRATE JUDGE; DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL 3 . In addition, the court's previous order that Petitioner shall not be removed or relocated from the Central District of California pending further order of court remains is VACATED. (Dkt. 7.) Accordingly, the hearing set for April 15, 2026, (Dkt. 16) is VACATED and off calendar. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

#20

Apr 16, 2026

Mail Returned addressed to Akop Yamalyan re Notice Re: Discrepancies in Filing of Habeas Corpus Petition (CV-111), 4 . (mrv) (Entered: 04/24/2026)

#21

Apr 16, 2026

Mail Returned addressed to Akop Yamalyan re Notice of Reference to US Magistrate Judge (CV-84) (Habeas Corpus) - optional html form, 5 . (mrv) (Entered: 04/24/2026)

#19

Apr 17, 2026

Mail Returned addressed to Akop Yamalyan re Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Order on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, 11 . (mrv) (Entered: 04/24/2026)

#18

Apr 22, 2026

ORDER REQUIRING ANSWER/RETURN TO PETITION by Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman. IT IS SO ORDERED as follows: The Respondents must file an Answer to the Petition by May 13, 2026. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS). Notice: The court has issued a ruling on preliminary review. Pursuant to the Agreement on Acceptance of Service between the Clerk of Court and the United States Attorneys Office, this Notice constitutes service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: # 1 1 Attachment) (mrv) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#22

May 13, 2026

RETURN to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 1 filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Thomas P. Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin, Kristi Noem.(Lynn, Mallory) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#23

May 13, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE filed by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Thomas P. Giles, Todd Lyons, D. Marin, Kristi Noem, re Return to Habeas Petition (2241) 22 served on 5/13/2026. (Lynn, Mallory) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#24

Jun 24, 2026

MINUTE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE by Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman: The Court ORDERS the parties to appear for a status conference on July 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., to be held via Zoom. The parties may obtain the Zoom access information by visiting the Court's procedures page at: https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/ honorablemichael- b-kaufman. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS). (mrv) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

#25

Jul 08, 2026

SCHEDULING NOTICE TEXT ONLY - by Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman: Status conference previously scheduled for 07/08/26 is vacated. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (jm) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 07/08/2026)

Jul 08, 2026

Text Only Scheduling Notice

#26

Jul 29, 2026

NOTICE OF FILING OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION by Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman. Objections to R&R due by 8/19/2026. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS). (Attachments: # 1 R&R) (mrv) (Entered: 07/29/2026)

#27

Jul 29, 2026

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE issued by Magistrate Judge Michael B. Kaufman. Re Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 1 . (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). (mrv) (Entered: 07/29/2026)

#28

Sep 01, 2026

Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

#29

Sep 01, 2026

Judgment