Miguel Antonio-Gonzalez v. Jeremy Casey, in his official as Warden of Imperial...

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MIGUEL ANTONIO-GONZALEZ, Case No.: 26-cv-0286-BJC-MMP 12 Petitioner, ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS v. CORPUS AND PROHIBITING JEREMY CASEY, in his official as TRANSFER OF PETITIONER Warden of Imperial Reginal Detention Facility, et. al., Respondents.

19 On January 16, 2026, Petitioner Miguel Antonio-Gonzalez filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. After a review of the petition, this Court deems it appropriate to require Respondents to file a response. Additionally, the Court finds a limited stay is necessary to preserve the status quo to allow the Court to provide a reasoned decision on the pending application. See E-C-R- v. Noem, No. 3:25- CV-1230-SI, 2025 WL 2300543, at *1 (D. Or. July 16, 2025) (finding an order under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, necessary to prevent the arrest, detention or deportation of the plaintiff while the parties litigate the merits of the plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief); Du v. United States Dep’t of Homeland Sec., No. 3:25-CV-644 (OAW), 2025 WL 28 1317944, at *2 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) (enjoining the defendants, under the All Writs || Act, from removing the plaintiffs from the District of Connecticut to preserve the court’s || jurisdiction).

3 Based on the foregoing, the Court ORDERS: 4 l. Respondents shall file a response to the petition no later than close of business January 27, 2026. Respondents shall include copies of all pertinent documents, || orders, and transcripts relevant to this petition.

7 2. Petitioner may file a traverse, no later than close of business February 3, ||2026. Absent further order of this Court, this matter will be deemed under submission at || that time.

10 3. Respondents, their agents, employees, successors, attorneys, and all persons || acting in active concert or participation with them are hereby ENJOINED from removing 12 Petitioner from the United States or this District pending further order of the Court, to || maintain the status quo to allow the Court to provide a reasoned decision to the request at || hand.

15 IT IS SO ORDERED.

16 ||Dated: January 20, 2026 19 Honorable Benjamin J. Cheeks 20 United States District Judge