Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-05019

#1

Jun 29, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center by Julio Ortega Frederick. [$5.00 filing fee received 6/29/2026. Receipt to be docketed on 7/1/2026] (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

#2

Jun 30, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

#3

Jun 30, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 6/30/2026: This matter is REFERRED to the assigned U.S. Magistrate Judge for further proceedings pursuant to Local Rule 302 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). Pending the Court's ruling on the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Respondents shall NOT TRANSFER Petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 608 (1966) (noting the Court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction."). (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

Jun 30, 2026

Minute Order

Jun 30, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Minute Order served on Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk MDK)

Jun 30, 2026

Service by Mail

Jun 30, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk DAR)

#4

Jul 01, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 7/1/2026 DIRECTING Respondent to show cause why the writ should not be granted by filing an answer within 14 days. Petitioner may file a reply within 7 days after being served a copy of it. Absent a further order of the court, the petition will be taken under submission after the filing of the reply. The parties shall inform the court as expeditiously as possible in the event that petitioner obtains an immigration bond and it is paid resulting in his/her release or that a travel document is obtained for petitioner that will result in his/her imminent removal from this country. Either party shall update the court by filing a Notice of Changed Circumstances that informs the court of the circumstances that have changed. To ensure this Court's jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner to another detention center outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the Court. Parties must review this MINUTE ORDER Document which is a scheduling order. [See attached for details.] (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

#5

Jul 01, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

Jul 01, 2026

Service by Mail

Jul 01, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Minute Order served on Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk SH)

Jul 02, 2026

RECEIPT number 200019749 for $5.00 filing fee from Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk KML)

#6

Jul 06, 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. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#7

Jul 08, 2026

ANSWER (Opposition) to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondent Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2) (Hemesath, Audrey) Modified on 7/13/2026 (KS). (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#8

Aug 26, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 8/26/2026: Respondent is directed to file the audio recording and/or transcript from Petitioner's bond hearing on May 27, 2026, as soon as practicable. (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

Aug 26, 2026

Minute Order

Aug 26, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 26, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Minute Order served on Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk SH)

#9

Aug 31, 2026

REQUEST for an Order Granting Habeas Petition and Release by Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk RRB) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#10

Sep 14, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 9/14/2026: To date, Respondent has yet to file the audio recordings and/or transcripts from Petitioner's bond hearing in accordance with the Court's order dated August 26, 2026. ECF No. 8. No later than September 16, 2026, Respondent shall file a status report regarding efforts to access the necessary documents or audio files. (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

#11

Sep 14, 2026

DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING of Bond Hearing filed by Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center re 10 . Date & Time 05/27/2026 08:00, Duration Time unavailable. File size [1.3 MB]. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

#12

Sep 14, 2026

DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING of Bond Hearing filed by Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center re 10 . Date & Time 05/27/2026 09:00, Duration Time unavailable. File size [21.2 MB]. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

#13

Sep 14, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center. (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

Sep 14, 2026

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

Sep 14, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 14, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 10 Minute Order served on Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk SH)

#14

Sep 28, 2026

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 9/28/26 ORDERING that within 7 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 to Shelly Her, Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean Riordan, via email at sher@caed.uscourts.gov who shall update the docket to reflect counsel's appointment. Based on the appointment of counsel, the court sua sponte grants Petitioner leave to file a reply/traverse within 21 days from the date of this order. If the parties agree on a different briefing schedule, they may submit a joint proposed order to the court based on their stipulation. (cc Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk JAW) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

Sep 28, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 28, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 14 Order served on Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk JAW)

#15

Sep 29, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 9/29/2026: The court has been notified of counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF No. 14 . Attorney Brittany M. Nobles is hereby appointed nunc pro tunc to 9/29/2026 as CJA counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Brittany M. Nobles, Sideman & Bancroft LLP, 1 Embarcadero Ctr, Fl 22, San Francisco, CA 94111-3711, 415-392-1960, bnobles@sideman.com, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. Appointed counsel is directed to review the briefing schedule in the undersigned's 9/28/2026, order (ECF No. 14 ). (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

Sep 29, 2026

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

#16

Oct 01, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Julio Ortega Frederick. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 10/02/2026)