Cruz
Sehajpreet Singh v. Cruz, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 ----oo0oo---- 11 12 SEHAJPREET SINGH No. 1:26-cv-00141-WBS-CSK 13 Petitioner, 14 v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER CRUZ, et al., 16 Respondents.
18 ----oo0oo---- 19 Petitioner moves for a temporary restraining order 20 seeking his immediate release from custody on the grounds that 21 his detention violates the procedural protections conferred by 22 the Due Process Clause. (See Docket No. 2-1 at 5.) 23 Petitioner was detained by immigration authorities on 24 August 28, 2025. (Docket No. 1 at 5.) He filed the instant 25 motion for relief more than four months later, on January 9, 26 2026. (See Docket No. 2-1.) 27 “The standard for a [temporary restraining order] is 28 the same as for a preliminary injunction.” Rovio Entm't Ltd. v. 2 Royal Plush Toys, Inc., 907 F. Supp. 2d 1086, 1092 (N.D. Cal. 3 2012) (citing Stuhlbarg Int'l Sales Co. v. John D. Brush & Co., 4 240 F.3d 832, 839 n.7 (9th Cir. 2001)). Typically, “[a] 5 plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction must…