Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-02297

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Mar 24, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden Golden State Annex Facility by Gurpinder Singh. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13086047) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Proof of Service Proof of Service)(Mann, Kamal) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Gurpinder Singh. (Mann, Kamal) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 25, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 4/27/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk CLA) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Mar 25, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/25/2026: 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. Respondents shall file a written opposition to the pending 2 motion for temporary restraining order by 5:00 PM on Thursday, 3/26/2026. 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. If the parties were to jointly agree upon a less demanding briefing schedule, the court will consider the parties' proposal. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Mar 25, 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: 03/25/2026)

Mar 25, 2026

Minute Order

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Mar 26, 2026

RESPONSE to 4 Minute Order, OPPOSITION to Injunctive Relief, and ANSWER to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Ex. 1 Form i-213, # 2 Ex. 2 Notice and Order of Expedited Removal, # 3 Ex. 3 Record of Determination, # 4 Ex. 4 Mtns to Continue, # 5 Slip Opinion)(Ahmed, Ihsan) Modified on 4/6/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Mar 27, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 3/27/2026: (Text Only Entry); GRANTING 2 Motion for TRO.On 3/24/2026, petitioner filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ). Therein, petitioner requests the following relief: (1) an order prohibiting respondents from removing petitioner from the United States or transferring him outside the Eastern District of California, and (2) an order requiring respondents to maintain petitioner's current custodial status pending further order of the court. (Id. at 8.) Notably, despite the length of his current detention, petitioner in his motion does not seek an order requiring that he be provided a bond hearing. On 3/26/2026, respondents filed a combined opposition to petitioner's motion for temporary restraining order and answer to the habeas petition. (Doc. No. 6.) Therein, respondents state that they do not oppose treating the temporary restraining order as a motion for preliminary injunction, and they do not request a hearing on the latter motion. (Doc. No. 6 at 1.) Respondents do not appear to object to petitioner's request that this court issue an order prohibiting his transfer outside of this District, but they do oppose an order enjoining petitioner's removal should he become subject to a final removal order. (Id. at 16.) The court will grant petitioner's request for an order prohibiting his transfer outside of the Eastern District of California in order to preserve its jurisdiction. 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). The court will deny petitioner's request to prohibit his removal while this proceeding is pending because petitioner has not alleged that he is subject to a removal order and were he to become subject to a removal order, it would likely moot his habeas petition. See Baires v. Lynch, No. 15-cv-03635-RS-PR, 2016 WL 4502558, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2016) ("A petition challenging detention under section 1226 is rendered moot when detention authority shifts to section 1231."). The court will also deny petitioner's request that his current custodial status be maintained because petitioner has not provided any argument or evidence in support of this request. (See Doc. No. 2 .) Further, this request appears to be contrary to the relief sought by petitioner in his pending petition. (Doc. No. 1 at 16.) Accordingly, petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order (Doc. No. 2 ) is CONVERTED into a motion for preliminary injunction and is GRANTED in part. The court hereby ENJOINS AND RESTRAINS respondents from transferring petitioner outside the Eastern District of California during the pendency of these habeas proceedings, absent exigent circumstances. The petition for habeas corpus (Doc. No. 1 ) is referred to Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan for further proceedings. (Deputy Clerk CAL) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

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Apr 01, 2026

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