Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06183

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Aug 05, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut, Warden of California City Immigration Processing Center DHS by LAWRENCIA ABONJUA. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13685470) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B)(Zohrabyan, Naira) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

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Aug 05, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk LJB) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

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Aug 05, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut (Disparte, Quinn) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

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Aug 18, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 8/18/2026. Parties must review this MINUTE ORDER Document, which is a scheduling order. 1. Respondent is directed to file an answer or motion to dismiss within 7 days from the date of this order. Respondent is warned that the failure to respond to the petition will be interpreted as non-opposition to granting the relief requested in the habeas petition. 2. Petitioner's reply/traverse to an answer or opposition to a motion to dismiss, if any, is due within 7 days after being served with a copy of respondent's answer or motion to dismiss. A reply by respondent to an opposition to a motion to dismiss is due within 7 days after being served with the opposition. (Deputy Clerk RAA) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

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Aug 25, 2026

ANSWER (Reply) to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Christopher Chestnut. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3) (Disparte, Quinn) Modified on 8/31/2026 (KS). (Entered: 08/25/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

TRAVERSE by Lawrencia Abonjua. (Zohrabyan, Naira) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 9/22/2026 RECOMMENDING the petition for writ of habeas corpus be granted as to claim one; Respondents be ordered to provide petitioner Lawrencia Abonjua (A-221-391-007) with a bond hearing before an immigration judge/neutral decisionmaker within 14 days of the adoption of these findings and recommendations where respondents bear the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that petitioner poses a danger to the community or a risk of flight to justify her continued detention; Respondents must provide petitioner and petitioner's counsel with at least 7 days' notice before the bond hearing; Petitioner shall be allowed to have her counsel present at any such hearing; If a bond hearing is not held within 14 days, petitioner shall be immediately released; and the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter judgment in favor of petitioner and close this case. Referred to Judge Dena M. Coggins. Objections to F&R due within 7 days. (Deputy Clerk KLY)

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Oct 05, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 10/2/2026 the ADOPTING 7 Findings and Recommendations and GRANTING the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Within 14 days of this order, respondents are ORDERED to provide Petitioner Lawrencia Abonjua 221-391-007 with a bond hearing before an immigration judge where respondent bears the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that Petitioner poses a danger to the community or a risk of flight to justify continued detention and to provide the Petitioner counsel within 7 days advance notice of the date and time of the scheduled bond hearing and allow Petitioner to have counsel present at the hearing. If Respondents fail to comply, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY R ELEASE Petitioner from custody. Within 7 days of this order, Respondents are DIRECTED to file a Notice of Compliance with a status along with this order and the immigrations judges' order from the bond hearing. The court is DIRECTED to enter judgment for Petitioner and close this case. CASE CLOSED (cc California City) (Deputy Clerk AMW)

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Oct 05, 2026

Judgment