Jose Miguel Perez v. Warden James Engleman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE MIGUEL PEREZ, Case No. 2:25-cv-10839-SB-KES

Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION

v.

FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

WARDEN JAMES ENGLEMAN,

Defendant. Petitioner Jose Miguel Perez filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3), alleging that his conditions of confinement at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) Terminal Island place him at risk of harm and violate his Eighth Amendment rights. He also moves for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction, seeking placement in protective custody or a transfer to another facility. Because the Court lacks jurisdiction, the petition is dismissed, and the request for preliminary injunctive relief is denied as moot. I. Petitioner has been serving a sentence for possession with intent to distribute at FCI Terminal Island since August 2025. United States v. Perez, Case No. 1:24- cr-00137-KES-BAM-1, Dkt. No. 40. He was previously convicted of unlawful intercourse with a minor (Cal. Penal Code § 261.5(c)). Dkt. No. 1 at 3. He now cursorily alleges that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) misclassified his §…