Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 HECTOR LOPEZ, Case No. 23-cv-06462-VKD

Petitioner,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL FOR LACK

v. OF JURISDICTION; TERMINATING

MOTION

ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 11 Respondents.

13 Petitioner Hector Lopez filed this pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, asserting that his prolonged civil immigration detention at the Golden State Annex (“GSA”) violates his constitutional rights. Dkt. No. 1 ¶¶ 1-2. Mr. Lopez names several Respondents, including the Field Office Director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) located in San Francisco. Id. ¶ 16. He alleges that he is “detained in this District,” and that the Northern District of California is the proper venue for this action. Id. ¶ 12. The Court found the petition stated a cognizable due process claim and ordered Respondent to answer. Dkt. No. 6. Respondent filed a motion…