Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03702

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May 13, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Todd Blanche, Marcos Charles, Doe 1, Todd M Lyons, Markwayne Mullin by Vartan Grimian. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13322705) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Ridgill, Steven) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Vartan Grimian. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Steven Ridgill, # 2 Proposed Order TRO, # 3 Proposed Order OSC)(Ridgill, Steven) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 14, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk MR) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 14, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Relief Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 05/14/2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 2 .) The Court has reviewed Petitioner's motion 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 claim that his detention violates 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. (ECF No. 2 .) To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner (A # 022-978-263) 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. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. Respondents shall file a notice of compliance with this Order by May 15, 2026. Respondents may apply to the Court for modification or dissolution of the TRO on two days' notice to Petitioner. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(4). The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. Petitioner shall immediately serve this Order, along with Petitioner's A # and all documents filed in this case, on Respondents with a copy via email to: usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve the California City Detention Facility with a copy of this Order. This matter is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 302 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). IT IS SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk CRN) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 14, 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: 05/14/2026)

May 14, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

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May 15, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 5/15/2026: Respondents are GRANTED 21 (twenty-one) days to file a response to the pending 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Respondents shall include with the response all exhibits necessary to the determination of the issues raised in the petition. Petitioner (A No. 022 978 263) may file a Traverse within 21 (twenty-one) days of service of the response. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk LMK) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

May 15, 2026

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

Sep 08, 2026

Findings and Recommendations

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Sep 14, 2026

Objections to Findings and Recommendations

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Oct 02, 2026

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 10/1/2026 ADOPTING the 10 findings and recommendations in full; GRANTING the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus; and Respondents are ENJOINED from re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with statutory and constitutional protections, including a minimum of seven-days' pre-deprivation notice and strict compliance with the requirements of 8 C.F.R. §§ 241.13(i), 241.4(l), or a pre-deprivation hearing before a neutral fac tfinder where the government must establish by clear and convincing evidence that material changed circumstances demonstrate (a) a significant likelihood of Petitioner's removal in the reasonably foreseeable future, or (b) 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. (cc ICE California City) CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk RRB)

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Oct 02, 2026

Judgment