Boyden

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JOSE TRINIDAD MARTINEZ No. 2:25-cv-2656 TLN CKD P

SANTOYO,

12 Petitioner, 13 ORDER AND v. 14 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS LASHA BOYDEN, et al. 15 Respondents. 16

17 18 Petitioner has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 19 challenging the Secretary of State’s decision that petitioner be surrendered to Mexico to face 20 charges of aggravated homicide, unfair advantage, based upon his belief that if surrendered he 21 will be tortured and killed. For the reasons which follow, the court recommends that the petition 22 be denied. 23 I. Procedural History 24 On February 24, 2023, in 2:21-mj-0125 CKD 1, Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman1 25 granted a motion brought by the United States seeking certification of the extradition of petitioner 26 to Mexico. Underlying the granting of that motion was Magistrate Judge Newman’s finding that 27 1 The undersigned was assigned to 2:21-mj-0125 CKD 1 after the retirement of Magistrate Judge…