Mark Phillip Oster v. United States
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 8:25-cv-00474-DOC (SK) Date: July 11, 2025 Title Mark Philip Oster v. United States of America
Present: The Honorable: Steve Kim, United States Magistrate Judge
Connie Chung n/a Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: None present None present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AGAINST
PETITIONER AND RESPONDENT
Petitioner is a federal criminal defendant in active criminal proceedings who has filed his third habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, seeking either release from pretrial detention in his criminal case or collateral invalidation of his criminal charges. (ECF 1). See Oster v. United States, Nos. 24-CV-01818-SK (C.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2024) & 24-CV-02359-SK (C.D. Cal. Oct. 28, 2024). In January, this court dismissed without prejudice petitioner’s prior two § 2241 petitions because the proper way to secure pretrial release—or to otherwise challenge the validity of the charges against him—is either by motion in the criminal action or through the ordinary course of appellate and…