Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06646

#1

Aug 20, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Tonya Andrews by Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#2

Aug 20, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#3

Aug 20, 2026

MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS by Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#4

Aug 20, 2026

MOTION to APPOINT COUNSEL by Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#5

Aug 21, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk AKP) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#6

Aug 21, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Elisa M. Rodriguez for Tonya Andrews (Rodriguez, Elisa) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

#7

Aug 21, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/21/2026: Pending the issuance of the court's order resolving the pending 2 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 2 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 2 motion for temporary restraining order by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, 8/25/2026. 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: 08/21/2026)

Aug 21, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Immigration New Case Documents served on Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk AKP)

Aug 21, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 21, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Minute Order served on Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk PAB)

Aug 21, 2026

Minute Order

Aug 24, 2026

PARTY UPDATE: Petitioner's last name has been changed from Patraca to Meza Patraca. Verified with EOIR records. (Deputy Clerk KLY)

#8

Aug 25, 2026

OPPOSITION by Respondent Tonya Andrews to 2 Motion for TRO. (Rodriguez, Elisa) Modified on 8/31/2026 (AJB). (Entered: 08/25/2026)

#9

Aug 31, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 08/28/26 GRANTING 3 Motion to Proceed IFP, GRANTING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, and ORDERING Respondents to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE petitioner Hector Meza Patraca, A-File No. 241-453-639, from custody with the same conditions he was subject to, if any, prior to his current detention on or before 06/25/26; 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 4 Motion to Appoint Counsel and 2 Motion for TRO. Clerk to serve Warden of the Golden State Annex with this order, ENTER judgment in favor of Petitioner, and CLOSE case (cc: GSA). CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

#10

Aug 31, 2026

JUDGMENT dated *08/31/26* pursuant to order signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 08/28/26. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 08/31/2026)

Aug 31, 2026

Service by Mail

Aug 31, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 9 Order and 10 Judgment served on Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk AJB)

#11

Sep 08, 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. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

Sep 08, 2026

MAIL RETURNED as Undeliverable, No such street, Unable to Forward, released: 9 Order Terminate Civil Case and 10 Judgment sent to Hector Meza Patraca. (Deputy Clerk DAR)