(HC) Singh v. Warden, Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GURMEET SINGH, Case No. 24-cv-03472-RMI

Petitioner,

ORDER RE: RESPONDENT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, SAN Re: Dkt. Nos. 8,

FRANCISCO FIELD OFFICE, UNITED

STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et al., 12 Respondents. 13 Petitioner, a federal detainee, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges his prolonged detention by the United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) at the Mesa Verde Processing Center in Bakersfield, California. Now pending before the court is Respondent’s motion to dismiss (dkt. 8), seeking dismissal of the petition on the grounds that the court lacks jurisdiction. Petitioner filed a brief opposition (dkt. 9) and Respondent filed a reply (dkt. 10). For the reasons stated below, the case is transferred to the Eastern District of California. Petitioner names several Respondents, including the Field Office…