Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03432

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May 04, 2026

2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Sergio Albarran, California City Core Civic Detention Facility, Todd M. Lyons by Emad Awadalla. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 04, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Emad Awadalla. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 04, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Emad Awadalla. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 06, 2026

ORDER AUTHORIZING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS as to Emad Awadalla signed by Visiting Judge Micah WJ Smith on 5/6/2026. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 06, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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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, and Motion to Appoint Counsel, ECF No. 3 . Upon review of the Petition, the court believes this case would benefit from the appointment of counsel. Petitioner's 3 Motion to Appoint Counsel, 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 Smith_Orders@hid.uscourts.gov, which shall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment. If counsel is not a memberof 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 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 3 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. 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: 05/06/2026)

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May 06, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Sergio Albarran,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for California City Core Civic Detention Facility,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Todd M. Lyons,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Kristi Noem (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

May 06, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Order Authorizing IFP Status, Order on Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis, 5 Immigration New Case Documents served on Emad Awadalla. (Deputy Clerk MR)

May 06, 2026

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

May 06, 2026

Service by Mail

May 06, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings

May 06, 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 May 6, 2026. (Deputy Clerk AB)

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May 14, 2026

EO: The Court has been notified of appointed counsel's contact information pursuant to Dkt. No. 6 Entering Order. Attorney Kristina L. McKibben is hereby APPOINTED as CJA counsel for Petitioner Emad Awadalla. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect said attorney at 1809 S Street Ste 101-291 Sacramento, CA 95811, 916-562-4129 admin@cjaca.org respectively, as counsel for Petitioner in this matter, nunc pro tunc to 5/13/2026. (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) IT IS SO ORDERED. (JUDGE MICAH W. J. SMITH) (ab) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

May 14, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

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May 21, 2026

Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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May 21, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

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May 22, 2026

EO: The court has reviewed Petitioner's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (the "Motion"). See Dkt. No. 10. The court notes that it has already entered a status quo order in this case providing the same relief requested in the Motion. See Dkt. No. 6. Accordingly, the Motion is DENIED AS MOOT, and the hearing currently set for May 26, 2026 is VACATED. IT IS SO ORDERED. (JUDGE MICAH W. J. SMITH) (ab) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

May 22, 2026

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

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May 27, 2026

EO: The court has received and reviewed Petitioner's first amended petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Dkt. No. 9 . It does not plainly appear from the petition that Petitioner is not 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. 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. See Rule 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 traverseis 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: 05/27/2026)

May 27, 2026

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

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Jun 03, 2026

Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Jun 06, 2026

REPLY by Emad Awadalla re 13 Answer to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (McKibben, Kristina) (Entered: 06/06/2026)

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Jun 12, 2026

Order

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Jun 12, 2026

Judgment AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case