Jose Ivar Pineda Campos v. Sergio Albarran, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted Jose Ivar Pineda Campos’s motion for a preliminary injunction in his habeas action concerning immigration detention. The court enjoined the respondents from detaining him without a prior hearing before a neutral decisionmaker and from transferring him out of the district without prior court approval.

Holdings

1. Pineda Campos was entitled to a preliminary injunction because he raised a serious legal question and demonstrated a likelihood of success on whether he could be detained under the circumstances presented, while also making a sufficient showing on the remaining preliminary-injunction factors.
2. Respondents were enjoined from detaining Pineda Campos without a pre-detention hearing before a neutral decisionmaker.
3. Respondents were enjoined from transferring Pineda Campos outside the district without prior court approval.
4. Pineda Campos was not required to give security under Rule 65(c) because there was no realistic likelihood of harm to respondents from enjoining their conduct.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Pineda Campos was entitled to a preliminary injunction requiring a pre-detention hearing before a neutral decisionmaker.
2. Whether the court should enjoin respondents from transferring Pineda Campos outside the district without prior court approval.
3. Whether security was required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c).

Disposition

other