Eastern District of California • 1:25-cv-01801
(HC) Escobar v. Chestnut
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Case Information
Filed: December 10, 2025
Assigned to:
Daniel J. Calabretta
Referred to:
Edmund F. Brennan
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
March 27, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Dec 10, 2025
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Defendants by Jonny Alexander Escobar. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-12661851) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit)(Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 12/10/2025)
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Dec 10, 2025
Temporary Restraining Order
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Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Dec 10, 2025
Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
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Prisoner New Case Documents for DJ Presider
#5
Dec 11, 2025
Notice of Filing / Lodging Document
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Notice of Filing / Lodging Document
#6
Dec 11, 2025
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 12/11/2025: The Court has reviewed Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1 ) and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (ECF No. 2 ). Respondents shall file any Opposition to the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order on or before December 16, 2025. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before December 17, 2025. Respondents are ORDERED to provide at least 24 hours of notice to the Court and counsel if they intend to remove petitioner from the country. The matter is not set for a hearing though the Court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. IT IS SO ORDERED. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
Dec 11, 2025
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#7
Dec 12, 2025
Notice of Appearance
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Notice of Appearance
#8
Dec 12, 2025
Notice of Appearance
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Notice of Appearance
#9
Dec 12, 2025
Certificate / Proof of Service
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Certificate / Proof of Service
#10
Dec 12, 2025
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Samuel E. Stefanki, GOVT for Respondents. (Stefanki, Samuel) (Entered: 12/12/2025)
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DESIGNATION
#11
Dec 12, 2025
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. (Stefanki, Samuel) (Entered: 12/12/2025)
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CONSENT/DECLINE
#12
Dec 15, 2025
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT of 1 USB re 5 Notice of Lodging from Immigrant Defenders Law Center - routed to file room. (Text only entry) (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 12/15/2025)
#13
Dec 16, 2025
Opposition to Motion
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Opposition to Motion
#14
Dec 17, 2025
Reply to Response to Motion
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Reply to Response to Motion
#15
Dec 19, 2025
Dismiss
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Dismiss
#16
Dec 19, 2025
Order AND Order on Motion for TRO AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#17
Dec 30, 2025
Amended Complaint
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Amended Complaint
#18
Dec 30, 2025
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 12/30/2025: On December 19, 2025, the Court entered a Temporary Restraining Order and ordered Respondents to show cause by December 26, 2025, why a preliminary injunction should not issue on the same terms. (ECF No. 16 at 11.) The Court informed Respondents that "failure to respond to the Order to Show Cause shall be construed as its non-opposition to the Court granting a Preliminary Injunction on the same terms and conditions imposed in this Order." (Id.) Respondents have not filed an opposition or any response to the Court's Order. Accordingly, the Court treats this as non-opposition to the entry of a preliminary injunction. Thus, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED and issued on the same terms set forth in the Temporary Restraining Order (id.) and shall remain in effect until the resolution of this action or until otherwise ordered by the Court. This matter is referred to the assigned Magistrate Judge for all further pretrial proceedings. IT IS SO ORDERED. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 12/30/2025)
Dec 30, 2025
Minute Order
#19
Jan 02, 2026
Opposition to Motion
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Opposition to Motion
#20
Jan 09, 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. (Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 01/09/2026)
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CONSENT/DECLINE
#21
Feb 12, 2026
Temporary Restraining Order
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Temporary Restraining Order
#22
Feb 12, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 2/12/2026: In light of the representations made by Petitioner's counsel in their Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (ECF No. 21 ), Respondents are ORDERED not to transfer Petitioner outside the Eastern District of California pending further order of the Court. 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"). Respondents are ORDERED to file a response to Petitioner's Motion on or before February 17, 2026. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before February 18, 2026. This administrative stay will remain in effect pending the Court's order on the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Feb 12, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#23
Feb 17, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Pamela Bondi,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Christopher Chestnut,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Orestes Cruz,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Todd Lyons,Audrey Benison Hemesath, GOVT for Kristi Noem (Hemesath, Audrey) (Entered: 02/17/2026)
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DESIGNATION
#24
Feb 17, 2026
OPPOSITION to Motion for Temporary Restraining Order rand Preliminary Injunction; ANSWER/RESPONSE to Amended Petition by Respondents re 2/12/2026 Minute Order. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hemesath, Audrey) Modified on 2/18/2026 (KLY). (Entered: 02/17/2026)
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OPPOSITION
#25
Feb 18, 2026
REPLY by Jonny Alexander Escobar re 24 Response. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Attorney Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Ex U. Third Country Screening Worksheet)(Ferreyra, Lya) (Entered: 02/18/2026)
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REPLY
#26
Feb 20, 2026
Order AND Order on Motion for TRO
#27
Mar 02, 2026
Miscellaneous Relief
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Miscellaneous Relief
#28
Mar 03, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on 3/3/2026: Having review Petitioner's Motion (ECF No. 27 ), the reference of this matter to the assigned Magistrate Judge is withdrawn as solely as it relates to Petitioner's Motion. Respondents are ORDERED to file a response to the Motion on or before March 6, 2026. Petitioner may file a Reply on or before March 9, 2026. [TEXT ONLY ENTRY] (Deputy Clerk GJM) (Entered: 03/03/2026)
Mar 03, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
#29
Mar 05, 2026
Findings and Recommendations
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Findings and Recommendations
#30
Mar 05, 2026
Request
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Request
#31
Mar 09, 2026
Order AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Request
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Order AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Request
#32
Mar 27, 2026
Objections to Findings and Recommendations
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Objections to Findings and Recommendations
Parties
Chestnut
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(HC) Escobar
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