Becerra
Cabrera Espinoza v. Becerra
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ADRIAN CABRERA ESPINOZA, Case No. 23-cv-05872-PCP
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO TRANSFER
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 44 MOISES BECERRA, et al., Defendants.
12 Petitioner Adrian Cabrera Espinoza brings this action to challenge his confinement of nearly 22 months by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Golden State Annex (“GSA”) in the Eastern District of California. Cabrera Espinoza is detained while his ongoing removal proceedings are pending pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), which requires indefinite civil detention during removal proceedings for individuals with certain prior criminal convictions. Cabrera Espinoza brings this case as a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and as an action for declaratory and injunctive relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1331. Cabrera Espinoza initially brought both procedural and substantive due process claims under the Fifth Amendment. Dkt. No. 1, at 2. On December 20, 2023, this Court granted Cabrera Espinoza’s motion for a…