Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-07687
(HC) Martinez-Lopez v. Chestnut
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Case Information
Filed: September 21, 2026
Assigned to:
Kirk E. Sherriff
Referred to:
Christopher D. Baker
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Detainee
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Last Activity:
September 22, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 21, 2026
2241 PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against Christopher Chestnut by Bernardino Martinez-Lopez. (Deputy Clerk SZ) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Sep 21, 2026
MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Bernardino Martinez-Lopez. (Deputy Clerk SZ) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document:
Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Sep 22, 2026
IMMIGRATION NEW CASE DOCUMENTS. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form) (Deputy Clerk SZ) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document:
Immigration New Case Documents
#4
Sep 22, 2026
DESIGNATION of COUNSEL FOR SERVICE. Added attorney Anthony Andrews for Christopher Chestnut (Andrews, Anthony) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Main Document:
DESIGNATION
#5
Sep 22, 2026
MINUTE ORDER signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 9/22/2026: (Text Only Entry) The Court has reviewed the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus and 2 motion for temporary restraining order. The Court intends to rule directly on the 1 petition for writ of habeas corpus, with the understanding that the Court will also consider any arguments made and exhibits submitted in support of the 2 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."); Dzhabrailov v. Decker, No. 20-CV-3118 (PMH), 2020 WL 2731966, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 2020) (considering preliminary injunction and merits of habeas petition simultaneously). Respondents shall file a response to the 1 petition by September 25, 2026. The response shall include a copy of all referenced/relevant documents from petitioner's A-file, including any Form I-200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien and Form I-213, Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien. Pending the Court's decision, and unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the Court ORDERS that respondents shall not transfer petitioner out of this District. See F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (noting court's "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"). (Deputy Clerk CLA) (Entered: 09/22/2026)
Sep 22, 2026
Service by Mail
Sep 22, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 3 Immigration New Case Documents served on Bernardino Martinez-Lopez. (Deputy Clerk SZ)
Sep 22, 2026
Minute Order AND ~Util - 1 Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings
Sep 22, 2026
SERVICE BY MAIL: 5 Minute Order served on Bernardino Martinez-Lopez. (Deputy Clerk CLA)
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Chestnut
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(HC) Martinez-Lopez
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