Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-04835

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Jun 24, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center by Whitman Jesus Narvaez Velasquez. [$5.00 filing fee received on 06/24/2026. Receipt to be docketed on 06/25/2026] (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

#2

Jun 24, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Whitman Jesus Narvaez Velasquez. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

Jun 24, 2026

RECEIPT number 200019682 for $5.00 for Whitman Jesus Narvaez Velasquez. (Deputy Clerk JAW)

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Jun 25, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

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Jun 25, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Nisreen Fakhouri Assaf for Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center (Assaf, Nisreen) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

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Jun 25, 2026

ORDER re 1 Habeas Petition and 2 TRO signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 6/25/26. Respondents to file a Response to the 1 Habeas Petition by 7/17/26. Petitioner may file a reply by 7/29/26. Respondents are PROHIBITED from deporting the Petitioner or removing him from the Eastern District of California while the 1 Habeas Petition is pending. As such, the 2 TRO, which only seeks an order enjoining Respondents from transferring Petitioner, is denied as moot. 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 upon the Federal Defender. (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

Jun 25, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Order served on Petitioner. (Thomas, Julia)

Jun 25, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Whitman Jesus Narvaez Velasquez. (Deputy Clerk AKP)

Jun 25, 2026

Service by Mail

Jun 25, 2026

Immigration New Case Documents

Jul 02, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys