California Case Summaries

Jose Luis Munoz Zabala v. Mark Bowen et al. — Habeas petition denied and action dismissed without prejudice

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case
Jose Luis Munoz Zabala v. Mark Bowen et al.
Court
U.S. District Court — Central District of California
Judge
Douglas F. McCormick
Date decided
2026-10-06
Docket No.
5:26-cv-00918
Topics
habeas corpus, immigration detention, bond hearing, Temporary Protected Status, Zadvydas, Administrative Procedure Act, Accardi doctrine, exhaustion of administrative remedies, removal order, jurisdiction, certificate of appealability

Disposition notice

On October 6, 2026, U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas F. McCormick entered judgment in the Central District of California pursuant to the court’s order denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was denied and the action dismissed without prejudice. Claims concerning the June 4, 2025 redetention, the statutory basis for detention, procedures at the April 7, 2026 bond hearing, compliance with the March 26, 2026 order, and Temporary Protected Status were denied. The Zadvydas, Administrative Procedure Act, and Accardi claims were denied without prejudice; challenges to the immigration judge’s evaluation and explanation of the bond determination were dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies; and requests for review of the removal order were dismissed without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. Because the case arose under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and did not attack state-court detention, the judgment stated that no certificate-of-appealability ruling was required. The judgment refers to the court’s separate order denying the petition for its underlying decision.

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