Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06517

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Aug 17, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS and MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER against Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center by Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. [$5.00 filing fee received 8/17/2026. Receipt to be docketed on 8/18/2026.] (Deputy Clerk DAR) Modified on 8/18/2026 (AJB). (Entered: 08/18/2026)

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Aug 17, 2026

MOTION to EXPEDITE CONSIDERATION of re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

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Aug 17, 2026

CERTIFICATE of SERVICE by Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 2 Motion to Expedite Consideration. (Deputy Clerk DAR) Modified on 8/18/2026 (KEZ). (Entered: 08/18/2026)

Aug 17, 2026

RECEIPT number 200020576 for $5.00 for filing fee from Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk VLK)

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Aug 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Anthony Andrews for Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center (Andrews, Anthony) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

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Aug 18, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

Aug 18, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 18, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Immigration New Case Documents served on Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk DAR)

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Aug 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 8/19/2026 DIRECTING Respondent to SHOW CAUSE within 7 days why the Writ should not be granted. Absent a further order of the court, the petition will be taken under submission after the filing of the answer. To ensure this Court's jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, Respondent shall not transfer Petitioner to another detention center outside of this judicial district, pending further order of the Court. The parties shall inform the court as expeditiously as possible in the event that petitioner obtains an immigration bond and it is paid resulting in release or that a travel document is obtained for petitioner that will result in imminent removal from this country. Either party shall update the court by filing a Notice of Changed Circumstances that informs the court of the circumstances that have changed. Parties must review this MINUTE ORDER Document which is a scheduling order. [See attached for details.] (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

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Aug 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/19/2026: Pending the issuance of the court's order resolving the pending 1 motion for temporary restraining order, the court ORDERS that respondents shall not take any action to remove petitioner from the United States or to move petitioner out of the Eastern District of California. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (acknowledging the court's express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction). Given the exigent circumstances present, the court finds that this order is warranted to maintain the status quo pending its forthcoming order resolving petitioner's pending 1 motion for temporary restraining order. Further, the court has conducted a preliminary review of the pending motion and petition for writ of habeas corpus and observes that this case may involve core issues that the undersigned has previously addressed in this context. Accordingly, the parties are advised that if the court concludes that petitioner is entitled to the relief that is requested in the pending motion, then the court will also rule on the merits of the underlying petition. 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."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-cv-03118-PMH, 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering the merits of the habeas petition and motion for preliminary injunction simultaneously). Counsel for respondents shall promptly enter Notices of Appearance if they have not already done so. Respondents shall file a written opposition to the pending 1 motion for temporary restraining order by 5:00 PM on Friday, 8/21/2026. In that opposition, respondents shall substantively address whether any provision of law or fact in this case would distinguish it from this court's decisions in Zurita Navarro v. Warden, Cent. Valley Annex Det. Facility, No. 1:26-cv-05661-DAD-SCR (HC), 2026 WL 2294963 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 10, 2026); Ayala Cajina v. Wofford, No. 1:25-cv-01566-DAD-AC (HC), 2025 WL 3251083 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2025); Perez v. Albarran, No. 1:25-cv-01540-DAD-CSK (HC), 2025 WL 3187578 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2025); Chavarria v. Chestnut, No. 1:25-cv-01755-DAD-AC, 2025 WL 3533606 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 9, 2025); Yang v. Kaiser, No. 2:25-cv-02205-DAD-AC (HC), 2025 WL 2791778 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 20, 2025); Quichimbo-Jimenez v. Warden, Cal. City Corr. Ctr., 2:26-cv-00739-DAD-EFB (HC), 2026 WL 679378 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 10, 2026); Cardenas v. Chestnut, et al., No. 1:26-cv-02073-DAD-SCR (HC), 2026 WL 785871 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2026); J.P.C. v. Chestnut, 1:26-cv-02108-DAD-JDP, 2026 WL 788129 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2026), and other similar cases previously decided by this court, or otherwise indicate that the matter is not substantively distinguishable. The court will construe failure to distinguish the above cited cases as a concession that the cases are not substantively distinguishable. If respondents oppose this court ruling on the underlying petition, then respondents are DIRECTED to indicate so and provide substantive reasons in support thereof in their opposition. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

Aug 19, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Minute Order served on Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk SH)

Aug 19, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 19, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk PAB)

Aug 19, 2026

Minute Order

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Aug 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Magistrate Judge Sean C. Riordan on 8/20/2026: In light of the assigned District Judge's order setting a briefing schedule on the petition and TRO motion, ECF No. 7, the briefing schedule in the undersigned's prior order (ECF No. 6) is VACATED. (Deputy Clerk SH) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

Aug 20, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 20, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 8 Minute Order served on Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk SH)

Aug 20, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Terminate Deadlines and Hearings

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Aug 21, 2026

ANSWER (Opposition) 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Respondent Warden, California City Immigration Processing Center. (Andrews, Anthony) Modified on 8/27/2026 (KS). (Entered: 08/21/2026)

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Aug 25, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 08/25/26 GRANTING in PART 1 Petitioner's combined Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for TRO; Respondent is ORDERED to immediately release petitioner Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez, A-File No. 240-385-227, from respondent's custody; Respondents are ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining petitioner for any purpose, absent exigent circumstances, without providing petitioner notice and a pre-detention hearing before an immigration judge; and DENYING as MOOT Petitioner's 1 Motion for TRO and 2 Motion to Expedite. Clerk to serve California City Immigration Processing Center with this order, ENTER judgment in favor of Petitioner, and CLOSE case (cc: CCIPC). (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

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Aug 25, 2026

JUDGMENT dated *08/25/26* pursuant to order signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 08/25/26. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 25, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 11 Judgment and 10 Order served on Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk AJB)

Sep 09, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, Not Deliverable as Addressed, Unable to Forward: 11 Judgment and 10 Order to Terminate Civil Case sent to Jose Luis Ferrer-Valdez. (Deputy Clerk DAR)