LaRose
Jose Virgilio Martinez Aranda v. Christopher J. LaRose, et al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 Jose Virgilio MARTINEZ ARANDA, Case No.: 25-cv-2730-AGS-AHG
4 Petitioner,
ORDER SCREENING HABEAS
5 v. PETITION (ECF 1) 6 Christopher J. LaROSE, et al., 7 Respondents. 8
9 Petitioner Jose Martinez Aranda seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 10 § 2241 challenging his immigration detention. (See ECF 1.) 11 SCREENING 12 The Court first must screen the habeas petition and dismiss it “if it plainly appears 13 from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief.” See 14 Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, Rule 4; id., 15 Rule 1(b) (permitting court to apply Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases to any “habeas 16 corpus petition”). To survive screening, the petitioner need only state a claim that is 17 sufficiently “cognizable” to warrant a return or answer from the government. See Neiss v. 18 Bludworth, 114 F.4th 1038, 1045 (9th Cir. 2024) (cleaned up). “[A]s…