Opinion

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7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 LEONEL FLORES (A-Number: 078-061- No. 1:26-cv-00761-KES-EPG (HC)

329),

11 ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

Petitioner, RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING

12 PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

v. CORPUS, AND DIRECTING

13 RESPONDENTS TO PROVIDE AN

WARDEN OF THE CALIFORNIA CITY INDIVIDUALIZED BOND HEARING

14 DETENTION FACILITY, et al.,

Docs. 1, 16

15 Respondents.

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17 Petitioner Leonel Flores is an immigration detainee proceeding pro se with a petition for

18 writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. This matter was referred to a United States

19 Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

20 On April 6, 2026, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations that

21 recommended granting the petition and directing respondents to provide petitioner with a bond

22 hearing. Doc. 16. The findings and recommendations were served on the parties and contained

23 notice that any objections thereto were to be filed within fourteen days after service. On April 16,

24 2026, respondents filed a one-sentence objection, objecting “[f]or the reasons set forth in

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27 1 Respondents also note that the parties completed briefing petitioner’s appeal at the Board of

Immigration Appeals, but they do not provide any argument as to how this would bear on the

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1 In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the Court reviewed the matter de novo. Having

2 | carefully reviewed the file, including respondents’ objections, the Court concludes that the

3 | findings and recommendations are supported by the record and proper analysis.

4 The Court ORDERS:

5 1. The findings and recommendations issued on April 6, 2026, Doc. 16, are ADOPTED

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7 2. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED.

8 3. Respondents are ORDERED to provide petitioner Leonel Flores (A-Number: 078-061-

9 329) with a bond hearing before an immigration judge to be held within THIRTY (30)

10 days that complies with the requirements set forth in Singh v. Holder, 638 F.3d 1196

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12 a. “the government must prove by clear and convincing evidence that

13 [petitioner] is a flight risk or a danger to the community to justify denial of

14 bond,” Singh, 638 F.3d at 1203, and

15 b. the IJ should consider petitioner’s financial circumstances or alternative

16 conditions of release in the event petitioner is determined not to be a danger

17 to the community and not to be so great a flight risk as to require detention

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19 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case.

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97 | ITIS SO ORDERED. _

23 Dated: _ April 16, 2026 4h | |

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