Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06068

#1

Aug 03, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center by Luis Antonio Velazquez Benavides. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/4/2026: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (AKP). (Entered: 08/04/2026)

Aug 03, 2026

RECEIPT number 100009034 for $5.00 for Luis Velazquez Benavides. (Deputy Clerk AKP)

#2

Aug 04, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

#3

Aug 04, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 8/4/2026: This matter is REFERRED to the assigned Magistrate Judge for all further proceedings consistent with E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(17). IT IS SO ORDERED. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

#4

Aug 04, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Shelley D. Weger, GOVT for Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center (Weger, Shelley) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

Aug 04, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Luis Antonio Velazquez Benavides. (Deputy Clerk AKP)

Aug 04, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Minute Order served on Luis Antonio Velazquez Benavides. (Deputy Clerk GJM)

Aug 04, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 04, 2026

Minute Order

#5

Aug 11, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 08/11/2026. Petitioner Luis Antonio Velazquez Benavides (A# 221-453-303), a self-represented immigration detainee, filed a 1 petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition, liberally construed, asserts violations of petitioner's due process rights based on his prolonged detention pending his voluntary departure and/or the resolution of his appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Respondents are directed to respond to the petition within 7 days from the date of this order. Any response must include petitioner's Form I-213 for each immigration encounter, any orders of release or detention, any custody warrants or notices, 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 after being served a copy of respondent's response. Respondents shall NOT TRANSFER petitioner outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the court, except as necessary to facilitate petitioner's voluntary departure. 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: 08/11/2026)

Aug 11, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Minute Order served on Luis Antonio Velazquez Benavides. (Deputy Clerk JAA)

Aug 11, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 11, 2026

Minute Order

#6

Aug 18, 2026

MOTION for 2-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME to by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Weger, Shelley) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#7

Aug 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 08/19/2026. For good cause shown, Respondents' 6 motion for a two-day extension of time to respond to the petition is granted. Respondents shall file their response to the petition by August 20, 2026. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk JAA) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

Aug 19, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Luis Antonio Velazquez Benavides. (Deputy Clerk JAA)

Aug 19, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 19, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for Extension of Time

#8

Aug 20, 2026

REPLY to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Notice to Appear), # 2 Exhibit 2 (Bond Order), # 3 Exhibit 3 (Voluntary Departure Order), # 4 Exhibit 4 (BIA Receipt))(Weger, Shelley) Modified on 8/24/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#9

Aug 20, 2026

DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING of Bond Hearing filed by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center. Date & Time 03/13/2026 01:00, Duration 00:02:02. File size [1.0 MB]. (Weger, Shelley) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#10

Aug 21, 2026

SUPPLEMENT to 8 Reply by Warden, Mesa Verde Detention Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-213)(Weger, Shelley) Modified on 8/25/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#11

Sep 30, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief