Unreported / Non-Citable
Background
When this case was filed, Petitioner Mandeep No Name was detained at the California City Detention Facility pending the resolution of his removal proceedings. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, alleging among other claims that his detention violated his Fifth Amendment right to due process. He also moved for a temporary restraining order. The court ordered further briefing and directed the government to say whether it opposed converting the TRO request into a motion for a preliminary injunction. The government responded on time and did not object to the conversion.
In an earlier order dated August 18, 2026, the court converted the motion, granted a preliminary injunction, and ordered Petitioner's release. It also enjoined Respondents from re-detaining him without first providing notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. In the same order it directed the government to show cause in writing why the habeas petition should not be granted. This November 2, 2026 order records that Respondents did not respond to the show-cause order. It does not repeat the reasoning of the earlier order and instead refers back to it.
The Court’s Holding
The court granted the petition as to count one, stating that it did so for the reasons given in its order granting the preliminary injunction. The order does not restate those reasons or describe what count one alleged, so the specific legal basis for the ruling is found in the earlier order, which is not reproduced here. Because it was unnecessary to resolve the remaining counts, the court declined to do so. Those counts were therefore not decided in either direction.
The court made the preliminary injunctive relief it had previously granted permanent. As the order describes the earlier ruling, that relief included release from detention and a bar on re-detention without first providing notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. The Clerk was directed to close the case and enter judgment for Petitioner, and the order states that it resolves all pending motions. This is a final disposition of the habeas case in the district court, not a tentative ruling or a dismissal with leave to amend.
The order notes that Respondents did not answer the show-cause order, but it does not describe that silence as the ground for relief or treat it as a default. The grant rests on the reasoning of the earlier preliminary-injunction order. The order does not address any appeal.
Key Takeaways
- The court granted the habeas petition only as to count one and expressly declined to decide the remaining counts, which remain unresolved.
- The order relies on the reasoning of an earlier preliminary-injunction order rather than restating it, so that earlier order is needed to understand the merits.
- The preliminary injunctive relief, described as including a bar on re-detention without notice and a pre-deprivation hearing, was made permanent.
- Respondents did not respond to the show-cause order, but this order does not say that failure was the basis for granting the petition.
- Judgment was entered for Petitioner and the case was closed, so this is a final disposition at the district court level.
Why It Matters
The order illustrates a procedural path that can end an immigration-detention habeas case quickly. A TRO request is converted to a preliminary injunction motion with the government's non-objection, and release and protective conditions are ordered. The court then issues a show-cause order, and once that goes unanswered it grants the petition and makes the injunctive relief permanent without a separate round of merits briefing.
Its reach is narrow. It is a short, unreported order from a single district judge in an individual case. Its legal reasoning sits in an earlier order that is not part of this record, and it expressly leaves other counts undecided. The practical effect is limited to this Petitioner, who is protected against re-detention without notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. The order should not be read as a broader ruling on how such claims must be decided for other detainees.