Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-05202

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Jul 06, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, California City Detention Facility by Roberto Castro. [$5.00 filing fee received 7/6/2026. Receipt to be docketed on 7/7/2026.] (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#2

Jul 06, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Roberto Castro. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

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Jul 06, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Roberto Castro. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#4

Jul 07, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#5

Jul 07, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Warden, California City Detention Facility (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

Jul 07, 2026

Service by Mail

Jul 07, 2026

RECEIPT number 200019870 for $5.00 filing fee for Roberto Castro from Cal City Immigration. (Deputy Clerk KML)

Jul 07, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 4 Immigration New Case Documents served on Roberto Castro. (Deputy Clerk DAR)

#6

Jul 08, 2026

ORDER re 1 Habeas Petition signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/8/2026. Respondents to file a Response to the 1 Habeas Petition by 7/21/2026. Petitioner may file a reply by 7/28/2026. Respondents are PROHIBITED from deporting the Petitioner or removing him from the Eastern District of California while the 1 Habeas Petition is pending. 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: 07/08/2026)

Jul 08, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Order served on Petitioner. (Thomas, Julia)

Jul 08, 2026

Service by Mail

#7

Jul 13, 2026

MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 7/13/2026: The Court has been notified of Counsel's contact information, pursuant to the Order at ECF 6 . Attorney Tamara L. Soloman is hereby appointed as CJA counsel for petitioner. The Clerk of Court shall update the docket to reflect Attorney Tamara L. Soloman, Law Office of Tamara Soloman, PO Box 5482, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 916-712-8962, solomanlaw@yahoo.com, as counsel for petitioner in this matter. (Text Only Entry) (cc: Federal Defender Habeas Appointment) (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

Jul 13, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Appoint Counsel AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

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Jul 16, 2026

RESPONSE by Warden, California City Detention Facility to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-DHS records, # 2 Exhibit B-RAP Sheet)(Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 07/16/2026)

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Jul 28, 2026

TRAVERSE by Roberto Castro. (Soloman, Tamara) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

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Sep 02, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 9/2/2026 GRANTING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and ORDERING Respondents to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner Roberto Casto (A094-273-484) from their custody. (CASE CLOSED) (cc California City Detention Facility) (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#11

Sep 02, 2026

JUDGMENT dated *September 2, 2026* pursuant to order signed by District Judge Vince Chhabria on 9/2/2026 in favor of Petitioner against Respondents. (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 09/02/2026)