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Case Information
Filed: March 31, 2026
Assigned to:
Kirk E. Sherriff
Referred to:
Stanley A. Boone
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
April 16, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 31, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Pamela Jo Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden by Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk AMW) (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Mar 31, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk AMW) (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Mar 31, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 5/4/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AMW) (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document:
Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider
Mar 31, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk AMW)
Mar 31, 2026
Service by Mail
Mar 31, 2026
RECEIPT number 200018062 for $5.00 for Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk LMS)
#4
Apr 01, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 4/01/2026: (Text Only Entry). Respondents shall file a response to the 2 motion for temporary restraining order by April 6, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by April 10, 2026. The parties shall indicate in their briefing their position as to whether the 2 motion for temporary restraining order should be converted into a motion for preliminary injunction. The parties shall also state whether they request a hearing on the 2 motion. 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"). (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 04/01/2026)
Apr 01, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 01, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Minute Order, served on Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk VMG)
Apr 01, 2026
Minute Order
#5
Apr 02, 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: 04/02/2026)
Main Document:
CONSENT/DECLINE
#6
Apr 06, 2026
Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Main Document:
Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#7
Apr 15, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 4/15/2026: (Text Only Entry): The 2 motion for temporary restraining order is denied as petitioner fails to establish a likelihood of success on the merits on the claims raised in his motion. Petitioner is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and received a § 1226(a) bond hearing, at which bond was denied. Doc. 6, Ex. 1. At a § 1226(a) bond hearing, "the burden is on the non-citizen to 'establish to the satisfaction of the Immigration Judge... that he or she does not present a danger to persons or property, is not a threat to the national security, and does not pose a risk of flight.'" Hernandez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 976, 982 (9th Cir. 2017) (citing In re Guerra, 24 I. & N. Dec. 37, 38 (BIA 2006)). Petitioner's motion fails to show that due process would require the burden to be on the government in his circumstances. See Rodriguez Diaz v. Garland, 53 F.4th 1189, 1207-14 (9th Cir. 2022). To the extent petitioner argues that his detention has become prolonged, he fails to show that he would be entitled to a second bond hearing. See id. (holding due process did not require a second § 1226(a) bond hearing for a petitioner who had been detained for over fourteen months after his first § 1226(a) bond hearing, when the petitioner did not show constitutional error at his first bond hearing). This matter is referred to the assigned magistrate judge for further proceedings, including the preparation of findings and recommendations on the petition. (Deputy Clerk VMG) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
Apr 15, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 15, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order, served on Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk VMG)
Apr 15, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO
#8
Apr 16, 2026
Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Apr 16, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 16, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Order served on Raj Kumar Vaid. (Deputy Clerk EF)
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