Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03345

(HC) Muniz-Deulofeu v. Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center

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Case Information

Filed: May 01, 2026
Assigned to: Troy Lynne Nunley
Referred to: Carolyn K. Delaney
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity: May 26, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
May 01, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Director of San Francisco Field Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden Mesa Verde Detention Center by Oscar Manuel Muniz-Deulofeu. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13265657) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Juarez, Nancy) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
May 01, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Oscar Manuel Muniz-Deulofeu. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Juarez, Nancy) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
Main Document: Temporary Restraining Order
#3
May 01, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk MCF) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
Main Document: Immigration New Case Documents
#4
May 01, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on May 1, 2026: Before the Court is Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. (ECF No. 2 .) Respondents shall file any opposition to Petitioner's motion by May 5, 2026. Any response must include Petitioner's Form I-213 for each immigration encounter; any orders of release, detention, or bond hearing; any custody determinations, warrants, or notices; and any other portions of Petitioner's A-File relevant to the determination of the issues presented in the motion. Failure to timely respond shall be construed as a non-opposition. See L.R. 230(c). The parties shall indicate in their briefing whether they are amenable to converting the motion for temporary restraining order into a motion for preliminary injunction and whether they waive hearing. In the meantime, and unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the Court ORDERS Respondents not to transfer Petitioner out of this District pending a ruling on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 608 (1966) (noting the court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction."). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 05/01/2026)
#5
May 02, 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: 05/02/2026)
Main Document: CONSENT/DECLINE
#6
May 02, 2026
OPPOSITION by Director of San Francisco Field Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center to 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1)(Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/02/2026)
Main Document: OPPOSITION
#7
May 04, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Relief Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 05/04/2026: Petitioner shall file a reply (or may, in the alternative, file an amended motion and/or petition) to Respondents' opposition by May 6, 2026. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY). (Deputy Clerk CRN) (Entered: 05/04/2026)
May 04, 2026
Minute Order
#8
May 05, 2026
REPLY BRIEF by Oscar Manuel Muniz-Deulofeu. (Juarez, Nancy) Modified on 5/11/2026 (KS). (Entered: 05/05/2026)
Main Document: REPLY
#9
May 05, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on May 5, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 2 .) Respondents' opposed the motion. (ECF No. 6 .) Petitioner replied. (ECF No. 8 .) The Court has reviewed the parties briefs and finds Petitioner has met his burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on his claims that Respondents violated the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. The Court has repeatedly ruled on the issues presented in the instant case. See, e.g., Morales-Flores v. Lyons, No. 1:25-CV-01640-TLN-EFB, 2025 WL 3552841, at *3 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2025). Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner (A# 203-604-677) under the same conditions he was released prior to his current detention. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions and may not impose additional conditions on his release without a hearing before a neutral fact-finder. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including at minimum seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before a neutral fact-finder where (a) Respondents show material changed circumstances demonstrate a significant likelihood of Petitioner's removal in the reasonably foreseeable future, or (b) Respondents demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the Government's interest in protecting the public or ensuring Petitioner appears at future immigration proceedings outweighs Petitioner's constitutionally protected interest in remaining free from detention. At any such hearing, Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. The Clerk of Court shall serve this Order on the Mesa Verde Detention Center. This matter is REFERRED to the assigned U.S. Magistrate Judge for all further proceedings. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: Mesa Verde) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 05/05/2026)
May 05, 2026
Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO
#10
May 26, 2026
MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 5/26/2026: Respondents are GRANTED 14 (fourteen) days to file any further briefing with respect to the pending 1 Petition Writ of Habeas Corpus or indicate an intention to stand on the record as is. If Respondents submit further briefing, Petitioner (A No. 203 604 677) may file a response within 14 (fourteen) days of service. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk LMK) (Entered: 05/26/2026)
May 26, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings