Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-02496

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Apr 02, 2026

2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Correctional Center by Walter Jose Aular Meza. (Deputy Clerk VLK) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 03, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 5/7/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk VLK) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 03, 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: 04/03/2026)

Apr 03, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Walter Jose Aular Meza. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

Apr 03, 2026

Service by Mail

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Apr 09, 2026

06 - HC/Order Requiring Respondent to File a Response AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

Apr 09, 2026

Service by Mail

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Apr 10, 2026

Dismiss

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Apr 10, 2026

Certificate / Proof of Service

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Apr 21, 2026

In Forma Pauperis

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Apr 21, 2026

Appoint Counsel

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Apr 29, 2026

ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 4/29/2026 DENYING without prejudice 7 and 8 Motions filed by Ms. Marquez Mora as petitioner's "next friend", and RECOMMENDING that 1 Petition fo r Writ of Habeas Corpus be granted; that 5 Motion to Dismiss be denied; that Respondents be ordered to immediately release petitioner Walter Jose Aular Meza (A-244-131-484) and be ordered to provide petitioner with a copy of the release order and , if respondents have custody of them, petitioner's documents, at or near the time of release; that Respondents be enjoined and restrained from re-detaining petitioner unless the government demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence at a p re-deprivation bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker, that petitioner is a flight risk or danger to the community such that his physical custody is legally justified; that given petitioner's pro se status, respondents be directed to file, within 7 days of the adoption of these findings and recommendations, a status report addressing petitioner's status, and that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter judgment in favor of petitioner and close this case. Referred to District Judge Dale A. Drozd. Objections due within 7 days of the date of these findings and recommendations. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

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Apr 29, 2026

Objections to Findings and Recommendations

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Apr 29, 2026

Certificate / Proof of Service

Apr 29, 2026

Service by Mail

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May 08, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 5/7/2026 ADOPTING the 9 Findings and Recommendations, DENYING 5 Motion to Dismiss, and DIRECTING Respondent to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE petitioner Walter Jose Aular Meza, A-File No. 244-131-484, on the same conditions he was subject to immediately prior to his re-detention on March 13, 2026. Respondent is ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-detaining petitioner unless they provide petitioner with notice and a pre-detention hearing before an immigration judge. The Clerk of the Court is also directed to ENTER judgment in favor of petitioner and close this case. CASE CLOSED. (CC ICE California City Detention Center) (Deputy Clerk VLK)

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May 08, 2026

Judgment

May 08, 2026

Service by Mail

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May 11, 2026

Certificate / Proof of Service