Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-06936

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Aug 31, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Respondents by Jayron Pimental Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

#2

Aug 31, 2026

MOTION for APPOINTMENT of COUNSEL by Jayron Pimental Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

#3

Sep 01, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk OML) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

Sep 01, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 01, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Jayron Pimental Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk OML)

#4

Sep 02, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Quinn Disparte, GOVT for Respondents. (Disparte, Quinn) Modified on 9/4/2026 (HAH). (Entered: 09/02/2026)

#5

Sep 03, 2026

MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 9/3/2026: In light of petitioner's pro se status, the court construes petitioner's 1 request for expedited relief as a motion for temporary restraining order. 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, 9/4/2026. 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. Respondents are further directed to include in their opposition the detention authority or authorities identified by or relied upon by the detaining agency at the time of detention as the basis for detention and verifying evidence of the same, which may consist of a declaration from a person with knowledge or documentation of any steps the detaining agency had taken to comply with the procedural requirements of that detention authority or authorities prior to judicial intervention. If respondents' counsel is not aware of the detention authority or authorities identified by the agency at the time of detention, they are directed to so state in their opposition. Respondents are also directed to clearly identify in their opposition the source of any other proposed detention authority, including, for instance, a recent review of the detention's factual circumstances by respondents' counsel. Where a detention authority is relied upon in any opposition filed without specifying its source, the court may presume, based on the court's discussions with respondents' counsel at hearings in prior similar cases, that it is based solely on counsel's recent review of the factual circumstances surrounding the petitioner's detention. (Deputy Clerk PAB) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

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Sep 03, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE of DOCKET CORRECTION: Petitioner's name corrected to "Jayron Pimentel Fernandez". (Deputy Clerk HAH) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

Sep 03, 2026

Minute Order

Sep 03, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 6 Clerk's Notice of Docket Correction, 3 Immigration New Case Documents, 5 Minute Order, served on Jayron Pimentel Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk HAH)

Sep 03, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Minute Order served on Jayron Pimental Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk PAB)

Sep 03, 2026

Service by Mail

#7

Sep 11, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 09/11/26 GRANTING 1 Petition for writ of habeas corpus and ORDERING that Respondents to immediately release petitioner Jayron Pimentel Fernandez, A-File No 203-431-720; Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-detaining petitioner unless they provide petitioner with notice and a pre-detention hearing before an immigration judge; and DENYING as MOOT 2 Petitioner's motion for appointment of counsel. Clerk to serve California Valley Annex Detention Facility, enter judgment in favor of petitioner, and CLOSE this case (cc: CVADF). CASE CLOSED. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 09/11/2026)

#8

Sep 11, 2026

JUDGMENT dated *09/11/26* pursuant to order signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 09/11/26. (Deputy Clerk AJB) (Entered: 09/11/2026)

#9

Sep 11, 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 DAR) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#10

Sep 11, 2026

NOTICE of CHANGE of ADDRESS to P.O. Box 637- 245 Taylor Avenue, McFarland, CA 93250 by Jayron Pimentel Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 11, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 11, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 7 Order and 8 Judgment served on Jayron Pimentel Fernandez. (Deputy Clerk AJB)