Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03602

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May 11, 2026

2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security by Honey Kumar. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 11, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Honey Kumar. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 11, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Honey Kumar. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 11, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Honey Kumar. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

#5

May 12, 2026

ORDER AUTHORIZING IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS as to Honey Kumar signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/12/2026. (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Current or Acting United States Attorney General,Jonathan Yu, GOVT for Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

ORDER re 1 Habeas Petition and 4 TRO signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/12/2026. Respondents to file a Response to the 1 Habeas Petition within 3 calendar days from the date of this order. Petitioner may file a reply within 9 calendar days from the date of this order. Respondents are PROHIBITED from deporting the Petitioner or removing him from the Eastern District of California while the 1 Habeas Petition and 4 TRO are pending.The Court finds this case would benefit from the appointment of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). Within 7 calendar 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 via email to julia_thomas@CAND.uscourts.gov, who shall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act ("CJA") Panel, the Court hereby authorizes the appointee to serve as CJA counsel for Petitioner for the duration of the proceedings in this Court pursuant to Local Rule 180(b)(1). If counsel is not admitted to practice before the Eastern District of California court, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3005 and 3006A and this District's CJA Plan, General Order 671, § XV.C.1.g as applied here, the Court hereby authorizes said counsel's Pro Hac Vice admission to practice before this court for the duration of the proceedings, nunc pro tunc to the date the appointing authority first contacted counsel about this appointment. The Clerk of the Court SHALL SERVE a copy of this Order on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. The Clerk shall also serve a copy of the 1 Petition and 4 TRO upon the Federal Defender. (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 12, 2026

NOTICE of RELATED CASE(S) 1:26-cv-03443-DC-CSK, 1:26-cv-03602-VC by Current or Acting Director, San Francisco Field Office, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Current or Acting Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, Current or Acting United States Attorney General, Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility. (Yu, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/12/2026)

May 12, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Order served on Petitioner. (Thomas, Julia)

May 12, 2026

Service by Mail

May 12, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Immigration New Case Documents, 5 Order Authorizing IFP Status, Order on Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis served on Honey Kumar. (Deputy Clerk MR)

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May 15, 2026

MOTION to DISMISS Duplicative Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by All Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1) (Yu, Jonathan) Modified on 5/18/2026 (KS). Modified on 5/20/2026 (CRS). (Entered: 05/15/2026)

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May 15, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

May 15, 2026

Service by Mail

May 15, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Related Case Order served on Honey Kumar. (Deputy Clerk KEZ)

#12

May 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy on 5/19/2026: Pursuant to the Order appointing counsel dated 5/12/26 (ECF No. 8 ), the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California has confirmed that attorney Matthew D. Hidayat is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Matthew D. Hidayat, Pacifica Law Group APC, 801 1st Street, Suite B, Benicia, CA 94510, (916) 216-7460, matthew.hidayat@gmail.com, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 19, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

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May 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 5/20/2026: Petitioner is hereby DIRECTED to file a response to the pending 10 Motion to Dismiss this action as duplicative of related case: 1:26-cv-03443-DC-CSK, by no later than 5/26/2026. Respondents may file a reply thereto by 5/27/2026. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 05/20/2026)

May 20, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Set Motion and F&R Deadlines/Hearings

May 28, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND ~Util - Terminate Civil Case