(HC)Vishal

Vishal v. Christopher Chestnut, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 8, 20251:25-cv-01469California4,069 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VISHAL, Case No. 1:25-cv-01469-SAB-HC

Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT

OF HABEAS CORPUS, DENYING

v. MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION AS MOOT, DIRECTING

CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY

RELEASE PETITIONER ON ORDER OF

Respondents. SUPERVISION, DIRECTING

RESPONDENTS TO FILE STATUS

REPORT, AND VACATING DECEMBER 10, 2025 HEARING 15 (ECF Nos. 1, 2, 12) 16 Petitioner, represented by counsel, is an immigration detainee proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge. (ECF Nos. 10, 17, 18.) I. BACKGROUND Petitioner is a native and citizen of India. (ECF No. 1 at 21; ECF No. 1-2 at 14, 33; ECF No. 15 at 2.2) Petitioner fled India in September 2022 and entered the United States on June 10, 2024. (ECF No. 1…

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