Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-02916

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Apr 17, 2026

(2241) PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Current or Acting Director United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Field Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security by Diego Aristides Castro. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Diego Aristides Castro. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Diego Aristides Castro. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 5/21/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

ORDER AUTHORIZING 2 IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS as to Diego Aristides Castro signed by Visiting District Judge Micah WJ Smith on 4/17/2026. (Deputy Clerk CRM) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

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Apr 17, 2026

EO: The court has received and reviewed Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, ECF No. 1, and Motion to Appoint Counsel, ECF No. 2 . Upon review of the Petition, the court believes this case would benefit from the appointment of counsel. Petitioner's Motion to Appoint Counsel, ECF No. 2, is therefore GRANTED. Within seven 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 gmichel@caed.uscourts.gov, who shall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within seven days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. Within fourteen days of appointment of counsel, Petitioner may supplement the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Clerk's Office is directed to serve a copy of the petition on the Federal Defender. After counsel is appointed, the court will set a schedule for briefing on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. And given the court's ongoing consideration of Petitioner's Petition, and unless and until the court orders otherwise, the court ORDERS that Respondents shall not transfer or otherwise take Petitioner out of the Eastern District of California. 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"). IT IS SO ORDERED. (JUDGE MICAH W. J. SMITH) (ab) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

Apr 17, 2026

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

Apr 17, 2026

SERVICE BY EMAIL: A PDF copy of Dkt. No. 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Dkt. No. 6 Entering Order was served by email on the Office of the Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California at zzCAEml_Appointments_Habeas@fd.org on April 17, 2026. (Deputy Clerk AB)

Apr 17, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: A copy of Dkt. No. 6 Entering Order, was served on Diego Aristides Castro at the address of record on April 17, 2026. (Deputy Clerk AB)

Apr 17, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Order Authorizing IFP Status, 4 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Diego Aristides Castro. (Deputy Clerk CRM)

Apr 17, 2026

Service by Mail

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Apr 19, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Current or Acting Director United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Current or Acting Field Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 04/19/2026)

Apr 22, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys