Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03007

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Apr 21, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Correctional Center by Gurpreet Singh. (REMARK: $5.00 Filing Fee Received. Receipt to be docketed 04/22/26) (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

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Apr 21, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Gurpreet Singh. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

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Apr 21, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 5/26/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

#4

Apr 21, 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: 04/21/2026)

Apr 21, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Gurpreet Singh. (Deputy Clerk AJB)

Apr 21, 2026

Service by Mail

#5

Apr 22, 2026

OPPOSITION to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Respondent Warden, California City Correctional Center. (Hemesath, Audrey) Modified on 4/28/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 04/22/2026)

Apr 22, 2026

RECEIPT number 200018564 for $5.00 for filing fee from Gurpreet Singh. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

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May 15, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 5/15/2026: In Respondents' 5 Opposition to Petitioner's 2 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Respondents contend that Petitioner is subject to mandatory detention as an "applicant for admission" pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). The court has repeatedly rejected this argument. See e.g., Selis Tinoco v. Noem, 1:25-cv-01762-DC-JDP, 2025 WL 3567862 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 14, 2025); Labrador-Prato v. Noem, 1:25-cv-01598-DC-SCR, 2025 WL 3458802 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2025); D.L.C. v. Wofford, 1:25-cv-01996-DC-JDP, 2026 WL 25511 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 5, 2026). Respondents do not assert any facts or legal arguments that would distinguish Petitioner's case from Selis Tinoco, Labrador-Prato, or D.L.C. Thus, for the reasons explained in those cases, Petitioner is likely to succeed on the merits of his claim that his immigration detention violates his constitutional right to due process, and Petitioner's 2 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED as follows: (1) Petitioner Gurpreet Singh (A-241-304-150) shall be released immediately from the Respondents' custody with the same conditions he was subject to immediately prior to his re-detention; (2) Respondents shall not impose any additional restriction on him, such as electronic monitoring, unless that is determined to be necessary at a future pre-deprivation/custody hearing; and (3) If the Government seeks to re-detain Petitioner, it must provide no less than seven (7) days' notice to Petitioner and must hold a pre-deprivation bond hearing before a neutral arbiter, at which Petitioner's eligibility for bond must be considered. This Order does not address the circumstances in which Respondents may detain Petitioner in the event Petitioner becomes subject to an executable final order of removal and Petitioner receives notice of that final order of removal. Moreover, in light of Respondents' non-opposition to treating Petitioner's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order as a Motion for Preliminary Injunction (see Doc. No. 5), and given that the standard for issuing a Temporary Restraining Order is "substantially identical" to the standard for issuing a Preliminary Injunction, Stuhlbarg Int'l Sales Co. v. John D. Brush & Co., 240 F.3d 832, 839 n.7 (9th Cir. 2001), the court hereby ISSUES a Preliminary Injunction on the same terms. Therefore, this case is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this Order on the California City Detention Facility. (Text Only Entry) (CC: ICE-California City) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

May 15, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings

May 15, 2026

Service by Mail

May 15, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: Minute Order, filed at Doc. No. 6, served on Gurpreet Singh. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS)

May 26, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as Not Deliverable as Addressed, Unable to Forward: 6 Minute Order sent to Gurpreet Singh. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/6/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP) Modified on 5/28/2026 (AKP).

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May 27, 2026

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

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May 27, 2026

Notice of Compliance

May 27, 2026

Service by Mail

May 27, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Order served on Gurpreet Singh. (Deputy Clerk VLC)

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Jun 03, 2026

Findings and Recommendations

Jun 03, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 9 Findings and Recommendations served on Gurpreet Singh. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

Jun 03, 2026

Service by Mail

Jun 16, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Return to Sender, Unable to Forward: 7 Order sent to Gurpreet Singh. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/24/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP)

Jun 17, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward: 7 Order sent to Gurpreet Singh. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/27/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP)

Jun 18, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward: 9 Findings and Recommendations sent to Gurpreet Singh. Notice of Change of Address due by 7/27/2026. (Deputy Clerk AKP)