Juarez v. Garnica - Habeas Corpus
Summary
Jose Armando Juarez, a California state prisoner (CDCR # BU5377), filed a federal habeas corpus petition in the Northern District of California. The case (No. 3:26-cv-02854-JCS) was randomly assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco. Accompanying motions seek in forma pauperis status and appointed counsel.
What changed
Jose Armando Juarez, a California state prisoner (CDCR # BU5377), filed a federal habeas corpus petition in the Northern District of California (Case No. 3:26-cv-02854-JCS) on April 1, 2026. The case was randomly assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco. Accompanying filings include a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and a motion for appointment of counsel. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been directed to submit a certified Prison Trust Account statement within 72 hours.
This is a routine federal habeas corpus proceeding brought under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 by a state prisoner challenging the legality of his detention. The CDCR must comply with the 72-hour deadline to produce the certified Prison Trust Account statement. The court will review the petition after receiving the CDCR response and may order further briefing, dismiss the petition, or schedule an evidentiary hearing depending on the claims raised.
Source document (simplified)
Juarez v. Garnica
Case Number: 3:26-cv-02854-JCS Judge: Spero, Joseph C. Location: San Francisco Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Federal Question Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General) Date Filed:
April 2, 2026
Last Filing Date:
April 1, 2026
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Recent Filings
| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04-01-26 | 1 | PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Filed by Jose Armando Juarez. (Attachments: # (1) Envelope)(dhm, COURT STAFF) |
| 04-01-26 | 2 | MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Jose Armando Juarez, CDCR # BU5377.The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is directed to submit within 72 hours and in PDF form a certified Prison Trust Account statemen |
| 04-01-26 | 3 | MOTION to Appoint Counsel filed by Jose Armando Juarez. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Julie Dunger dated 6/18/2025)(dhm, COURT STAFF) |
| 04-01-26 | 4 | Notice of Assignment of Prisoner Case to Magistrate Judge (dhm, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic |
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