Unreported / Non-Citable
Disposition notice
On October 29, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted in part Pablo Pascal Baltazar’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in No. 5:26-cv-06186-SK. U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ordered Baltazar released from ICE custody no later than seven days after the order unless he receives a custody redetermination hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and 8 C.F.R. § 236.1(d)(1), citing Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock and Rodriguez Diaz v. Garland. The order states that judgment will be entered accordingly. A footnote explains that an immigration judge retains ordinary discretion to continue the hearing after the seventh day for a reasonable period upon a valid showing of good cause, including time to secure immigration counsel or marshal documentary evidence. The court also stated that it retains jurisdiction to enforce its judgment, subject to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(e), and over any successive action or petition under § 2241 alleging that petitioner is being held in immigration custody within this district in violation of federal law, while noting abuse-of-the-writ limits on claims that were or could have been raised previously.