Azzo
Johnny Azzo v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHNNY AZZO, Case No.: 3:25-cv-03122-RBM-BJW
Petitioner,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND
v. GRANTING MOTION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the Department
of Homeland Security, et al., [Doc. 2] Respondents. 15 16 On November 12, 2025, Petitioner Johnny Azzo (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1.) The same day, Petitioner filed a Motion for Appointment of Counsel (Doc. 2) and a Notice of Motion and Memorandum of Law in Support of a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO Motion”) (Doc. 3). Petitioner claims he is being detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) in violation of “his statutory and regulatory rights, Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001), and the Fifth Amendment.” (Doc. at 3–4, 10–19.)1 Petitioner also claims ICE may not remove him to a…