Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07641

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Sep 21, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut by Edras Lopez-Gutierrez. [$5.00 filing fee received 9/21/2026. Receipt to be docketed on 9/22/2026.] (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk DAR) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sep 22, 2026

DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Anthony Andrews for Christopher Chestnut (Andrews, Anthony) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

Sep 22, 2026

RECEIPT number 200021141 for $5.00 for Edras Lopez-Gutierrez from Cal City Immigration Processing. (Deputy Clerk OML)

Sep 22, 2026

Service by Mail

Sep 22, 2026

SERVICE BY MAIL: 2 Immigration New Case Documents served on Edras Lopez-Gutierrez. (Deputy Clerk DAR)

Sep 30, 2026

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

Sep 30, 2026

Service by Mail

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Oct 22, 2026

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 10/21/26 RECOMMENDING that 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus be granted; Petitioner be ordered released from ICE custody; The court order the following conditions o f release: Respondents return all of petitioner's documents and possessions; Respondents not impose any additional restrictions on petitioner; Within 3 days of the order for release, respondents file a notice certifying compliance; If the gover nment seeks to re-detain petitioner, it must provide no less than 7 days notice to petitioner and provide petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge; and these recommendations do not address the circumstances in which respondents may detain petitioner in the event petitioner becomes subject to an executable final order of removal and petitioner receives notice of that final order of removal. Referred to Judge Dale A. Drozd. Objections due within 7 days after served with these findings and recommendations. (Deputy Clerk JAW)

Oct 22, 2026

Service by Mail

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Oct 27, 2026

Traverse

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Oct 29, 2026

Objections to Findings and Recommendations

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Nov 02, 2026

ORDER signed by District Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/30/2026 ADOPTING 6 Findings and Recommendations in full and GRANTING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Respondent is ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE petitioner Edras Lopez-Gutierrez, A-243-0 58-837, from respondent's custody on the same conditions, if any, he was subject to prior to his re-detention on or about 08/22/2026. Respondent is ENJOINED and RESTRAINED re-detaining petitioner for any purpose, absent exigent circumstances, without notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before an immigration judge. CASE CLOSED. (cc California City) (Deputy Clerk JJD)

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Nov 02, 2026

Judgment

Nov 02, 2026

Service by Mail

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Nov 05, 2026

Notice of Compliance