Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-04758

#1

Jun 22, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, Golden State Annex Detention Facility by Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#2

Jun 22, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#3

Jun 22, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#4

Jun 22, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#5

Jun 23, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#6

Jun 23, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Anthony Andrews for Warden, Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Andrews, Anthony) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#7

Jun 23, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 6/23/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 4 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Respondents shall file an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to the 4 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 6/29/2026. Petitioner may file a Reply by 7/13/2026. The matter is not set for a hearing though the court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

Jun 23, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: Minute Order, filed at Doc. No. 7, served on Simon Okwori. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS)

Jun 23, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Immigration New Case Documents served on Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk DAR)

Jun 23, 2026

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

Jun 23, 2026

Service by Mail

#8

Jun 29, 2026

Dismiss

#9

Jul 14, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 7/14/2026: In Respondents' 8 Opposition to Petitioner's 4 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Respondents emphasize that Petitioner lawfully entered the United States on 12/27/2022 as a student but failed to carry a full course of study as required by statute. Respondents thus contend that Petitioner is subject to discretionary detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and that he is entitled to a bond hearing under that section, but that he has not yet requested such a bond hearing. Respondents further contend that the court should require Petitioner to exhaust his administrative remedies by requesting a bond hearing before addressing his habeas petition. Petitioner opted not to file a reply addressing this argument, and his time to do so has expired. The remedy Petitioner seeks--a bond hearing before an immigration judge--is precisely the process the Government claims he must exhaust before pursuing relief in this court. Thus, by ordering that Petitioner be provided a bond hearing, the court satisfies the stated purposes for requiring prudential exhaustion: (1) it enables DHS to generate a proper record and reach a proper decision; (2) it does not encourage deliberate bypass of the administrative scheme; and (3) it allows administrative review to determine whether Petitioner's detention pending removal proceedings was erroneous. Hernandez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 976, 988 (9th Cir. 2017). Thus, Petitioner's 4 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED IN PART as follows: (1) Respondents shall, within fourteen (14) days of issuance of this Order, provide Petitioner Simon Okwori (A-221-059-576) with a bond hearing before an immigration judge at which the Government shall bear the burden of justifying Petitioner's continued detention by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) Petitioner's Request for Immediate Release is DENIED. This matter is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JRW) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

#10

Jul 14, 2026

Pseudonym

Jul 14, 2026

Service by Mail

Jul 14, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

Jul 14, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 9 Minute Order served on Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk JRW)

#11

Jul 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 7/20/2026: In light of the referral of petitioner's § 2241 petition that is pending before the Court, the parties are directed to submit any additional briefs on the merits, or any stipulation as to how this petition should be resolved, within 14 days from the date of this order. Following expiration of the deadline set herein, the § 2241 petition will be deemed submitted on the papers pursuant to Local Rule 230(l). (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

Jul 20, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Minute Order served on Simon Okwori. (Deputy Clerk SH)

Jul 20, 2026

Service by Mail

Jul 20, 2026

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

#12

Jul 27, 2026

Dismiss

#16

Aug 03, 2026

SUPPLEMENT by Simon Okwori in support of 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

#13

Aug 04, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

#14

Aug 04, 2026

Traverse

#15

Aug 04, 2026

Pseudonym

#17

Aug 04, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

#18

Aug 06, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by the Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 8/6/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's second 13 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. The court DENIES the 13 Motion as moot because Petitioner has already received the relief entitled to him pursuant to this court's 9 Order granting Petitioner's first 4 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. Specifically, the Government confirmed in its 12 Motion to Dismiss that Petitioner received a bond hearing on 7/23/26 pursuant to the court's 9 Order. Petitioner does not dispute that he was provided a bond hearing or otherwise argue that the hearing was unlawful. This matter is REFERRED back to the assigned Magistrate Judge for further proceedings. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

Aug 06, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO

Aug 06, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: Minute Order, filed at Doc. No. 18, served on Simon Okwori. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk CRS)

Aug 06, 2026

Service by Mail

#19

Aug 07, 2026

Order AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion for Pseudonym

Aug 07, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 19 Order served on S. O.. (Deputy Clerk AJB)

Aug 07, 2026

Service by Mail