Eastern District of California • 2:26-cv-01134

#1

Mar 26, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Sergio Albarran, Pam Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem by Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk AMW) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#2

Mar 26, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk AMW) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#3

Mar 26, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 4/30/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AMW) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

#5

Mar 26, 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: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk AMW)

Mar 26, 2026

Service by Mail

#6

Mar 27, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 27, 2026: The Court has reviewed Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 1 .) Respondents shall file a response to the Petition by March 30, 2026. The response must include Petitioner's full Form I-213, any orders of release or detention, any custody warrants or notices, any custody determinations, and any other portions of Petitioner's A-File relevant to the determination of the issues presented in the Petition. Failure to timely respond shall be construed as a non-opposition. See L.R. 230(c). Petitioner may file a reply by April 6, 2026. In the meantime, 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, 608 (1966) (noting 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 Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order along with a copy of the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on the U.S. Attorney's Office. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

#7

Mar 27, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Tracey McDonald, GOVT for Respondents. (McDonald, Tracey) Modified on 4/7/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

Service by Mail

Mar 27, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order served on Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

Mar 27, 2026

Minute Order

#8

Mar 31, 2026

MOTION for 2-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME to Respond to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Sergio Albarran, Pam Bondi, Christopher Chestnut, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (McDonald, Tracey) Modified on 4/9/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#9

Mar 31, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Respondents. Attorney Tracey McDonald, GOVT terminated. (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 4/9/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#10

Mar 31, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 31, 2026: The deadline for Respondents to answer the habeas petition was March 30, 2026. (ECF No. 6 .) Respondents did not timely file a response. On March 31, 2026, after the deadline passed, Respondents filed a template request for 2-day extension to respond. (ECF No. 8 .) Respondents do not make a sufficient showing of good cause for a 2-day extension, however, the Court extends the deadline for Respondents to file an answer by close of business today (5:00 p.m. PT on March 31, 2026). If Respondents do not timely file, the habeas petition will be deemed unopposed. See L.R. 230(c). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) Modified on 3/31/2026 (MDK). (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#11

Mar 31, 2026

RESPONSE to 6 Minute Order and MOTION to DISMISS 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9)(Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 4/9/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 03/31/2026)

Mar 31, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Extension of Time

Mar 31, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 10 Minute Order served on Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

Mar 31, 2026

Service by Mail

#12

Apr 01, 2026

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 03/31/26 DIRECTING Petitioner to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis within 30 days from the date of this Order and GRANTING 2 Motion to Appoint Counsel. Within 7 court days from the date of this Order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and notify this Court. (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment, United States Attorney) (Deputy Clerk VLC) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

Apr 01, 2026

Service by Mail

Apr 01, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 12 Order and an application to proceed informa pauperis served on Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk VLC)

#14

Apr 06, 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. (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

Apr 06, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as RTS; Not deliverable as addressed: 6 Minute Order, sent to Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

#13

Apr 07, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on April 7, 2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF No. 12 . Attorney Natalia Vieira Santanna is hereby appointed nunc pro tunc to 4/7/2026 as counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Natalia Vieira Santanna, Santanna Law Offices PC, 1900 Fruitvale Avenue, Suite 3F, Oakland, CA 94601, (510) 922-0154, as counsel for petitioner on an ad hoc basis in this matter. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: FD, Attention: Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

Apr 07, 2026

Service by Mail

Apr 07, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 13 Minute Order served on Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

Apr 07, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

#15

Apr 08, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on April 8, 2026: In light of the recent appointment of counsel for Petitioner, the Court extends the deadline for Petitioner's reply to Respondents' opposition to the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Petitioner shall file a reply as soon as possible but no later than April 15, 2026. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

Apr 08, 2026

Minute Order

#16

Apr 13, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

Apr 13, 2026

RECEIPT number 200018437 for $5.00 for Walter Antonio Maye Sosa from Cal City Immigration. (Deputy Clerk LMS)

#17

Apr 15, 2026

REPLY to 11 Opposition by Walter Antonio Maye Sosa. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit)(Vieira Santanna, Natalia) Modified on 4/27/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 04/15/2026)

#18

Jul 22, 2026

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 7/21/2026 GRANTING the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus; DIRECTING the IMMEDIATELY RELEASE of Petitioner Walter Antonio M.S. (A# 213-163-048) from custody under an order of supervision. Respondents must file a notice of compliance with this provision of the Order no later than 7/24/2026; Respondents are ENJOINED from re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with statutory and constitutional protections, including a minimum of 7-days' pre-deprivation notice and strict compliance with the requirements of 8 C.F.R. §§ 241.13(i), 241.4(l) or a pre-deprivation hearing before a neutral fact-finder where Respondents show by clear and convincing evidence that material changed circumstances demonstrate: a significant likelihood of Petitioner's removal in the reasonably foreseeable future, or the government's interest in protecting the public or ensuring Petitioner appears at future immigration proceedings outweighs Petitioner's constitutionally protected interestin remaining free from detention. CASE CLOSED. (cc ICE California City) (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

#19

Jul 22, 2026

JUDGMENT dated *7/22/2026* pursuant to order signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 7/21/2026. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

#20

Jul 23, 2026

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE with 18 Order by All Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 7/30/2026 (KS). (Entered: 07/23/2026)