Noem
Hien Vu v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, Jesus Rocha, Acting Field Office, San Diego Field Office, and Christopher Larose, Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 HIEN VU, No. 1:25-cv-01366-KES-SAB (HC) Petitioner,
ORDER APPOINTING COUNSEL
v. Doc. 4 KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States, JESUS ROCHA, Acting Field Office, San Diego Field Office, and CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center, Respondents. 17 Petitioner Hien Vu is an immigration detainee proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus and a motion for temporary restraining order. Docs. 1, 3. This matter was transferred to this Court from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on October 15, 2025. Docs. 7–8. A review of the docket reflects that, before the matter was transferred, the Southern District of California granted petitioner’s motion to appoint counsel and appointed the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Doc. 4. On October 6, 2025, the parties stipulated that the United 25 …