Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06461
(HC) Munoz Zamora v. Wofford
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Case Information
Filed: August 13, 2026
Assigned to:
Noel Wise
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
September 03, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Aug 13, 2026
PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Sergio Albarran, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella, Minga Wofford by Cipriano Munoz Zamora. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13729072) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Chan, Connie) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Aug 13, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Cipriano Munoz Zamora. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Proposed Order)(Chan, Connie) (Entered: 08/13/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Aug 14, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk LJB) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents for MJ as Presider
#4
Aug 14, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Elisa M. Rodriguez for Sergio Albarran,Elisa M. Rodriguez for Todd Blanche,Elisa M. Rodriguez for Markwayne Mullin,Elisa M. Rodriguez for David Venturella,Elisa M. Rodriguez for Minga Wofford (Rodriguez, Elisa) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#5
Aug 14, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Noel Wise on 8/14/2026: The Court is in receipt of Petitioner's Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). The Court intends to rule directly on the Petition, with the understanding that the Court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the TRO. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(2) ("Before or after beginning the hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction, the court may advance the trial on the merits and consolidate it with the hearing."); 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("The court shall summarily hear and determine the facts, and dispose of [a petitioner's habeas petition] as law and justice require."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-cv-03118-PMH, 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). Respondents to file a Response to the 1 Habeas Petition within 3 court days of this order. Any response must include the Petitioner's full Form I-213, any orders of release or detention, any custody warrants or notices, any other portions of Petitioner's A-File relevant to the determination of the issues presented in the Petition, and Petitioner's criminal record to the extent one exists. Petitioner may file a reply within 4 court days of this order. Respondents are PROHIBITED from deporting the Petitioner or removing him from the Eastern District of California while the 1 Habeas Petition is pending. (Text Only Entry) (Thomas, Julia) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
Aug 14, 2026
Minute Order
Aug 24, 2026
Order Reassigning Case
#10
Sep 03, 2026
RELEASE ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 9/2/2026 GRANTING the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and DENYING Petitioner's 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order as moot. Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIAT ELY RELEASE Petitioner Cipriano M.Z. (A# 204-208-802) from custody under the same conditions as his prior release. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions. Respondents are ENJOINED AND REST RAINED from re-arresting or redetaining Petitioner, while subject to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), absent compliance with statutory and constitutional protections, including a minimum of seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before a n eutral factfinder where Respondents demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the government's interest in protecting the public or ensuring Petitioner appears at future immigration proceedings outweighs Petitioner's constitutiona lly protected interest in remaining free from detention such that no alternative to detention can mitigate that risk. See Zadvydas, 533 U.S. at 690; Hernandez, 872 F.3d at 990. At any such hearing, Petitioner shall be allowed to have counsel present. The Clerk of Court shall serve this Order on the Mesa Verde Detention Center, enter judgment in favor of Petitioner, and close this case. CASE CLOSED. (cc: Mesa Verde) (Deputy Clerk KLY)
#11
Sep 03, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
Parties
(HC) Zamora
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Wofford
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