Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06626

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Aug 19, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against SERGIO ALBARRAN, TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, DAVID VENTURELLA, Warden of Central Valley Annex by J. C. F. N.. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13757805) (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kyra S. Lilien in support of Petition and Motion for TRO, # 2 Exhibit in support of Petition and Motion for TRO, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Lilien, Kyra) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

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Aug 19, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by J. C. F. N.. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 TRO Checklist, # 3 Proposed Order)(Lilien, Kyra) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

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Aug 19, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED under a PSEUDONYM by J. C. F. N.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Lilien, Kyra) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

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Aug 20, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Order re Consent) (Deputy Clerk LJB) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

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Aug 20, 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 Warden of the Central Valley Annex Detention Facility (Rodriguez, Elisa) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

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Aug 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Relief Courtroom Deputy for District Judge Dena M. Coggins on 8/20/2026: The court has reviewed Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Noncitizens present without admission who are apprehended in the interior of the United States are subject discretionary detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226, not mandatory detention under § 1225(b)(2)(A). See Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock, No. 25-6842, 2026 WL 2196424, at *3 (9th Cir. July 30, 2026). Further, this court has previously addressed the legal issues raised by Counts Two, Three, and Six of the Petition. See, e.g., Hoac v. Becerra, No. 2:25-cv-01740-DC-JDP, 2025 WL 1993771 (E.D. Cal. July 16, 2025); Vuong v. Becerra, 1:25-cv-01847-DC-CSK, 2025 WL 3707172 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2025); El-Ghazaly v. Chestnut, 1:25-cv-01621-DC-CKD, 2025 WL 3485030 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 4, 2025); A.A.M. v. Andrews, No. 1:25-cv-01514-DC-DMC, 2026 WL 1266280 (E.D. Cal. May 8, 2026); Pham v. Warden, No. 1:25-cv-01873-DC-AC (HC), 2026 WL 849861 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2026). The court is contemplating ruling directly on the 1 Petition, with the understanding that the court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. 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."); see also 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."); A.R. v. Chestnut, No. 1:26-cv-00551-KES-SAB, 2026 WL 227112, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2026) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). Respondents shall file an Opposition or Statement of Non-Opposition to the 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by 12:00 PM on 8/24/2026. In their response, Respondents shall indicate whether Petitioner is in active removal proceedings and, if so, what the status of those proceedings are, and shall substantively address whether there are any factual or legal issues in this case that materially distinguish it from the applicable cases cited above. Petitioner may file a Reply by 12:00 on 8/25/2026. Both parties should address whether they oppose the court ruling directly on the Petition, albeit as to Counts Two, Three, and Six only, to the extent a ruling on any of those Counts entitles Petitioner to the relief sought in the Petition. The matter is not set for a hearing though the court may set one should it later be determined that a hearing is necessary. (Text Only Entry) (Deputy Clerk MCF) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

Aug 20, 2026

Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings