Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06621

#1

Aug 19, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Sergio Albarran, Todd W. Blanche, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, Warden of Golden State Annex by RAID RACHID MEKIFECHE. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13755319) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Shamieh, Ghassan) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#2

Aug 19, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by RAID RACHID MEKIFECHE. (Attachments: # 1 Checklist, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Points and Authorities, # 4 Proposed Order)(Shamieh, Ghassan) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#3

Aug 19, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk LJB) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#4

Aug 19, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Sergio Albarran,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Todd Blanche,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Todd Lyons,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Markwayne Mullin,Jonathan Williams, GOVT for Warden of Golden State Annex Detention Facility (Williams, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#5

Aug 19, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on August 19, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 2 .) The Court has reviewed Petitioner's motion and finds Petitioner has met his burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on his claim that his detention violates the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. The Court has repeatedly ruled on the issues presented in the instant case. See, e.g., C.P. v. Warden, California City Immigr. Processing Ctr., No. 1:26-CV-03183-TLN-AC, 2026 WL 1786392, at *2-4 (E.D. Cal. June 22, 2026). Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. (ECF No. 2 .) To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner Raid Rachid Mekideche from custody. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. Respondents are further ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not grant the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and enter judgment in favor of Petitioner. Respondents shall file responsive papers by August 26, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by September 2, 2026. The parties shall indicate whether they request a hearing. Respondents may apply to the Court for modification or dissolution of the TRO on two days' notice to Petitioner. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(4). The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. As the Court is unable to facilitate service of this Order to the detention facility without Petitioner's A#, Petitioner shall immediately serve this Order, along with Petitioner's A# and all documents filed in this case, on Respondents to counsel of record. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

Aug 19, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO