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Etinosa Osahon v. Markwayne Mullin

Central District of CaliforniaMichelle Williams CourtDecided August 28, 2026No. 2:26-cv-09121

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Abdala is therefore inapplicable to this case because ICE removed Petitioner to Ghana before Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition and TRO Application, not after.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
(3) issue an Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) as to why a preliminary injunction should not issue requiring Respondents to facilitate Petitioner’s return to the United States.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Plaintiff Etinosa Osahon’s (A No. 055-039-712) Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt. # 2) is GRANTED.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
Plaintiff Etinosa Osahon’s (A No. 055-039-712) Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt. # 2) is GRANTED.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Plaintiff Etinosa Osahon’s (A No. 055-039-712) Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt. # 2) is GRANTED.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
The other claims Some dismissed, some go on Read by a model
the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the habeas claims filed in the Petition and sua sponte CONVERTS this action to solely a civil action
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
Abdala is therefore inapplicable to this case because ICE removed Petitioner to Ghana before Petitioner filed the instant habeas petition and TRO Application, not after.
Nationality Nigeria Read by a model
Petitioner is a forty-nine-year-old native and citizen of Nigeria

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:26-cv-09121
Filed
August 14, 2026
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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