(HC) Castaneda Lopez v. Noem et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOSE ANGEL CATANEDA LOPEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
KRISTI NOEM, et al.,
Respondents.
Case No. 1:25-cv-01883-KES-EPG-HC
ORDER DIRECTING PARTIES TO MEET
AND CONFER AND FILE JOINT
STATEMENT REGARDING CASE
MANAGEMENT
Petitioner is an immigration detainee proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
On December 21, 2025, the Court granted Petitioner’s motion for preliminary injunction
and ordered Petitioner released. (ECF No. 8.) The matter was referred to the undersigned “for
further proceedings including the preparation of findings and recommendations on the petition or
other appropriate action.” (Id. at 5.) The Court also noted Respondents’ request to hold further
briefing deadlines on the petition in abeyance pending the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Rodriguez
v. Bostock, 779 F. Supp. 3d 1239 (W.D. Wash. 2025), appeal docketed, No. 25-6842 (9th Cir.
Oct. 29, 2025).
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that on or before January 9, 2025, the parties
SHALL meet and confer and submit a joint statement regarding mootness, case management
(including whether further briefing deadlines should be held in abeyance pending the Ninth
Circuit’s decision in Rodriguez v. Bostock), and a proposed briefing schedule.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 23, 2025 /s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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