Eastern District of California • 2:26-cv-01358

#1

Apr 06, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Respondents by Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#2

Apr 06, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#3

Apr 06, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#4

Apr 07, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 5/11/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#5

Apr 07, 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: 04/07/2026)

#6

Apr 07, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on April 7, 2026: This matter is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 302 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

Apr 07, 2026

Service by Mail

Apr 07, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Deputy Clerk AJB)

Apr 07, 2026

Minute Order

Apr 07, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order served on Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

#7

Apr 09, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Respondents, attorney Melissa K. Lott, GOVT terminated (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 4/9/2026 (AJB). (Entered: 04/09/2026)

#8

Apr 15, 2026

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 4/14/2026 GRANTING petitioner's 2 motion to proceed ifp and 3 motion to appoint counsel. Within 7 days from the date of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel's contact information to Nic Cannarozzi, Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Edmund Brennan. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order together with a copy of petitioner's application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment and the United States Attorney. Respondents' answer/response to the § 2241 petition is due no later than 20 days from the date of this order. Petitioner's reply is due 14 days after being served with the answer. In order to ensure this court's jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, respondents SHALL NOT TRANSFER petitioner to another detention center outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court.l (Deputy Clerk KLY) (Entered: 04/15/2026)

Apr 15, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Order served on Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Deputy Clerk KLY)

Apr 15, 2026

Service by Mail

#9

Apr 20, 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 AMW) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

#10

Apr 22, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 4/22/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the 4/15/2026 8 Order. Attorney Benjamin F. Hall is hereby APPOINTED as CJA counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Benjamin F. Hall as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (Text Only Entry) (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk NAC) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

Apr 22, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

#11

Apr 30, 2026

NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Benjamin Forrest Hall on behalf of Victor Almeida Valenzuela. (Hall, Benjamin) (Entered: 04/30/2026)

#12

May 05, 2026

MOTION to DISMISS or TRANSFER by Tonya Andrews, Pamela J. Bondi, Polly Kaiser, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 5/12/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 05/05/2026)

#13

May 21, 2026

OPPOSITION by Victor Almeida Valenzuela to 12 Motion to Dismiss. (Hall, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/21/2026)

#14

May 22, 2026

REPLY by Tonya Andrews, Pamela J. Bondi, Polly Kaiser, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem re 13 Opposition to Motion. (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

#15

Aug 17, 2026

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 8/17/2026 RECOMMENDING that the 12 Motion to Dismiss be denied and Respondents be directed to file an answer to the petition within 7 days of the District Court's order adopting these Findings and Recommendations, and Petitioner may file a Traverse no later than 3 days from service of the Answer. Referred to Judge Troy L. Nunley. Objections due within 7 days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

#16

Aug 24, 2026

OBJECTIONS to FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS 15 by Respondents Tonya Andrews, Pamela J. Bondi, Polly Kaiser, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#17

Sep 08, 2026

RESPONSE by Victor Almeida Valenzuela to 16 Objections to Findings and Recommendations. (Hall, Benjamin) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

#18

Sep 18, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Relief Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 9/18/2026: The Court hereby ADOPTS in full the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations issued August 17, 2026. (ECF No. 15 .) In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this Court conducted a de novo review of the entire file, and the Court finds the findings and recommendations (ECF No. 15 ) to be supported by the record and by proper analysis. The Court also confirmed that no ruling has been issued in Almeida Valenzuela v. Bondi, et al., Case No. 2:26-cv-00044-SMB-JFM (D. Ariz. 2026). Accordingly, Respondents' Motion to Dismiss or Transfer Petition (ECF No. 12 ) is DENIED. Respondents shall file an Answer to the Petition by September 23, 2026, and Petitioner may file a Traverse no later than September 25, 2026. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk RAA) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

Sep 18, 2026

Findings and Recommendations AND Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

#19

Sep 23, 2026

Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus