Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03166

(HC) Karahali v. Warden, California City Correctional Center

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Case Information

Filed: April 27, 2026
Assigned to: Kirk E. Sherriff
Referred to: Erica Grosjean
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 28, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Apr 27, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Correctional Center by Ahmad Abdul Karahali. (REMARK: $5.00 Filing Fee Received. Receipt to be docketed 04/28/26) (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Apr 27, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Ahmad Abdul Karahali. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Main Document: Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Apr 27, 2026
PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED. Consent or Decline due by 6/1/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
Main Document: Prisoner New Case Documents for Magistrate Judge as Presider
#4
Apr 27, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 4/27/2026: The Court has reviewed the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus and 2 motion for temporary restraining order. The Court intends to rule directly on the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus, with the understanding that the Court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the 2 motion for temporary restraining order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(2) ("Before or after beginning the hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction, the court may advance the trial on the merits and consolidate it with the hearing."); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("The court shall summarily hear and determine the facts, and dispose of [a petitioner's habeas petition] as law and justice require."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-CV-3118 (PMH), 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). Respondents shall file any response to the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus by May 4, 2026. The response shall provide the Court with copies of all of the following documents from petitioner's A-file if they were provided to petitioner: (1) any order of removal; (2) any documentation concerning petitioner's prior detention and release from detention; (3) any Form I-220B, Order of Supervision; (4) any notice of revocation of release; (5) any documentation concerning an alien informal interview under 8 C.F.R. §§ 241.4(l) and 241.13(i); (6) any Form I-213, Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien; (7) any travel document for petitioner; and (8) any and all available records documenting and/or detailing the nature of any alleged violations of the order of supervision. Petitioner may file a reply by May 7, 2026. 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"). (jv) (Entered: 04/27/2026)
#5
Apr 27, 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: 04/27/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
Apr 27, 2026
Minute Order
Apr 27, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Prisoner New Case Documents served on Ahmad Abdul Karahali. (Deputy Clerk AJB)
Apr 27, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 28, 2026
Service by Mail
Apr 28, 2026
RECEIPT number 200018631 for $5.00 for filing fee from Ahmad Abdul Karahali. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

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(HC) Karahali
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Warden, California City Correctional Center
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