Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-03975

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May 26, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut, Warden of California City Immigration Processing Center by Shiyan Sun. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13367645) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Case Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit J)(Zohrabyan, Naira) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

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May 26, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk ED) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

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May 26, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Nisreen Fakhouri Assaf for Christopher Chestnut (Assaf, Nisreen) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

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Jun 03, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 06/03/2026. The court has reviewed 1 Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The respondents are directed to show cause why the writ should not be granted by filing response within 14 days from the date of this order. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The response shall include petitioner's Form I-213 for each immigration encounter, any orders of release or detention, any custody warrants, notices, or decisions, and if respondents dispute any factual representations in the operative petition, any and all documents necessary to support their view of the facts. Petitioner's reply, if any, is due within 7 days of being served a copy of the respondents' response. Respondents shall NOT TRANSFER petitioner outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (establishing the All Writs Act which empowers the federal courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions...."); see also F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (emphasizing that federal courts have the power to "to preserve the court's jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency's action"). (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 03, 2026

Minute Order

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Jun 13, 2026

MOTION TO DISMISS; RESPONSE to ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; OPPOSITION to Petition for Temporary Restraining Order; Response to 1 Petition for Habeas Corpus by Christopher Chestnut. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1; I213, NTA, msc, # 2 Exhibit 2: TD Docs)(Assaf, Nisreen) Modified on 6/15/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 06/13/2026)

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Jun 13, 2026

NOTICE OF RELATED CASES in Southern District case nos. 26-cv-1498-DMS-SBC, 26-cv-1490-BJC-MP, 26-cv-1790-AGS-HG by Christopher Chestnut . (Assaf, Nisreen) Modified on 6/16/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 06/13/2026)

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Jun 23, 2026

TRAVERSE by Shiyan Sun. (Zohrabyan, Naira) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

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Aug 06, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Attorney Gabriel Andres Soto-Perez added for Christopher Chestnut. Attorney Nisreen Fakhouri Assaf terminated. (Soto-Perez, Gabriel) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

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Aug 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 08/19/2026. The court takes judicial notice of the information provided on the Executive Office for Immigration Review's ("EOIR") Automated Case Information webpage, available at https://acis.eoir.justice.gov/en/ (last visited August 19, 2026), as well as the ICE Inmate Locator website, operated by the Department of Homeland Security, available at https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search (last visited August 19, 2026). See Fed. R. Evid. 201 (court may take judicial notice of facts that are capable of accurate determination by sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned); see also City of Sausalito v. O'Neill, 386 F.3d 1186, 1224 n.2 (9th Cir. 2004) ("We may take judicial notice of a record of a state agency not subject to reasonable dispute."). The EOIR indicates that "the immigration judge GRANTED an application on August 13, 2026," and that no future hearings are scheduled. The court also checked the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Online Detainee Location System and was unable to locate petitioner. Within three days, respondents shall file a status report regarding the IJ's August 13, 2026 decision and petitioner's custody, including whether she has been released and/or removed, and if so, when and where. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

Aug 19, 2026

Minute Order

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Aug 21, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Christopher Chestnut. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Soto-Perez, Gabriel) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 08/24/2026. The court has reviewed the 10 Status Report filed by Respondents, which advised the court that an IJ recently granted petitioner's application for asylum. By no later than Monday, August 31, 2026, petitioner's counsel shall (1) confirm petitioner's release from custody and (2) advise the court whether the 1 habeas petition should be dismissed as moot. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

Aug 24, 2026

Minute Order

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Sep 02, 2026

[DISCHARGED PURSUANT TO 14 ] MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 09/02/2026. By 11 Minute Order dated August 24, 2026, the court directed petitioner's counsel to (1) confirm petitioner's release from custody and (2) advise the court whether the habeas petition should be dismissed as moot by no later than Monday, August 31, 2026. To date, however, petitioner's counsel has not complied with this directive. Accordingly, petitioner's counsel shall SHOW CAUSE why sanctions should not be imposed for failure to comply with the court's August 24, 2026 Minute Order by no later than Monday, September 7, 2026. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) Modified on 9/9/2026 (OML). (Entered: 09/02/2026)

Sep 02, 2026

Minute Order

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Sep 07, 2026

RESPONSE to ORDER to SHOW CAUSE, ECF No. 12, by Shiyan Sun. (Zohrabyan, Naira) Modified on 9/9/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 09/07/2026)

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Sep 09, 2026

ORDER and FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 9/8/2026 DISCHARGING 12 Order to Show Cause as petitioner's counsel's delay appears to have been the result of an inadvertent oversight. It is HREBY RECOMMENDED that the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be denied as moot based on petitioner's release from ICE custody, that the 5 Motion to Dismiss be denied as moot, and that the Clerk of the Court be directed to close this case. Referred to Judge Dale A. Drozd. Objections to these Findings and Recommendations are due within 3 days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 09/09/2026)