Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03398

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May 04, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut by Clifton Fernandes. (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

May 04, 2026

RECEIPT number 200018785 for $5.00 for Clifton Fernandes from Cal City Immigration Processing. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)

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May 05, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk KEZ) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

May 05, 2026

Service by Mail

May 05, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Clifton Fernandes. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)

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May 06, 2026

EO: The court has received and reviewed Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, ECF No. 1 . It is not clear from the face of the Petition whether Petitioner is entitled to relief. Accordingly, under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases -- which the court applies to this Section 2241 habeas petition, as authorized by Rule 1(b) -- the court orders the following:1. Within seven days of the date of service of this order, Respondents SHALL FILE A RESPONSE to the Petition, including addressing whether this case is distinguishable from those cases in which district judges within the Eastern District of California have granted relief. See Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases. A Response can be made by filing (a) AN ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition. Any argument by Respondents that Petitioner has procedurally defaulted a claim SHALL BE MADE in the ANSWER but must also address the merits of the claim asserted. Alternatively, a Response can be made by filing (b) A MOTION TO DISMISS the Petition.2. Within seven days after service of this order, Respondents SHALL FILE any and all transcripts or other documents necessary for the resolution of the issues presented in the Petition. SeeRule 5(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The transcripts or other documents shall only be filed electronically and, to the extent practicable, provided in Optical Character Recognition ("OCR") format. Respondents shall not file a hard copy of the transcripts or other documents unless so ordered by this court.3. If Respondents file an Answer to the Petition, PetitionerMAY FILE a Traversewithin seven days of the service of Respondents' Answer. If no Traverse is filed, the Petition and Answer are deemed submitted at the expiration of the seven days.4. If Respondents file a Motion to Dismiss, Petitioner SHALL FILE an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition within seven days of the date of service of Respondents' Motion. Any Reply to an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss SHALL be filed within seven days after the Opposition has been filed in CM/ECF. The Motion to Dismiss will be deemed submitted when the time to reply has expired.5. All motions shall be submitted on the record and briefs filed without oral argument unless otherwise ordered by the court.These dates should be considered as firm by all parties. If any party requires additional time, that party should file a motion for amendment of the schedule before a deadline has passed and explain in detail why the party cannot comply with this schedule. Extensions of time will only be granted upon a showing of good cause. All provisions of Local Rule 110 are applicable to this order.IT IS SO ORDERED.(JUDGE MICAH W. J. SMITH) (ab) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 06, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

May 06, 2026

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

May 06, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: A copy of Dkt. No. 3 Entering Order, was served on Clifton Fernandes at the address of record on May 6, 2026. (Deputy Clerk AB)

May 06, 2026

Service by Mail

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May 09, 2026

Notice of Related Case

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May 09, 2026

RESPONSE by Christopher Chestnut to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Motions to Withdraw, # 2 Exhibit Form I-830, # 3 Proof of Service Proof of Service)(Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/09/2026)

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May 19, 2026

Order

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May 19, 2026

Judgment AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case

May 19, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: A copy of Dkt. No. 7 Order, and Dkt. No. 8 Judgment, was served on Clifton Fernandes at the address of record on May 19, 2026. (Deputy Clerk AB)

May 19, 2026

Service by Mail

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Jun 10, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

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Jun 10, 2026

Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus