(HC) Corona-Medina v. Chestnut

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EDUIS JOSE C.M.,1
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT,
Respondent.
No. 1:26-cv-7409-TLN-JDP
A# 220-567-835
RELEASE ORDER
Petitioner, an immigration detainee, has filed this application for a writ of habeas corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On October 5, 2026, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein,
which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to
the findings and recommendations were to be filed within three days. (ECF No. 7.) Respondent
filed objections to the findings and recommendations. (ECF No. 9.)
1 The Court omits Petitioner’s full name to protect sensitive personal information. See
Memorandum Re: Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions,
Committee on Court Administration and Case Management, Judicial Conference of the United
States (May 1, 2018), https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/18-cv-l-
suggestion_cacm_0.pdf.
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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule 304, this
Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the
Court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and by proper
analysis.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. The findings and recommendations filed October 5, 2026 (ECF No. 7) are
ADOPTED in full;
2. Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 6) is DENIED;
3. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED;
4. Respondent is ordered to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner (A# 220-567-
835) from custody on the same conditions as his prior release. Respondent shall not impose any
additional restrictions on Petitioner, unless that is determined to be necessary at a future pre-
deprivation hearing. At the time of release, Respondent must return all of Petitioner’s documents
and possessions. Respondent shall file a notice of compliance with this provision of the Court’s
Order no later than October 13, 2026.
5. Respondent is ENJOINED from re-detaining Petitioner, while subject to 8 U.S.C.
§ 1226(a), absent compliance with statutory and constitutional protections, including a minimum
of seven-days’ notice and a pre-deprivation hearing before a neutral factfinder where the
government must establish by clear and convincing evidence that its interest in protecting the
public or ensuring Petitioner appears at future immigration proceedings outweighs Petitioner’s
constitutionally protected interest in remaining free from detention such that no alternative to
detention can mitigate that risk. See Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 690 (2001); Hernandez v.
Sessions, 872 F.3d 976, 990 (9th Cir. 2017). At any such hearing, Petitioner shall be allowed to
have counsel present.
6. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve this Order on California City Detention
Facility, enter judgment in favor of Petitioner, and close this case.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: October 8, 2026
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TROY L. NUNLEY
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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