Meruzhan Harutyunyan v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MERUZHAN HARUTYUNYAN, No. 1:25-cv-00859-HBK (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION AS MOOT1

v. (Doc. No. 1)

WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE

ANNEX DETENTION FACILITY, et al., Respondents. 17 Pending before the Court is a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, filed by Petitioner Meruzhan Harutyunyan while he was detained in U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Golden State Annex Detention Facility in McFarland, California pending adjudication of his asylum application. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). The Petition raised a sole ground for relief (restated): Petitioner’s “ongoing prolonged detention” for over 8 months in ICE custody without a bond hearing while his asylum application was adjudicated violated his Fifth Amendment due process rights. (Id. at 16-17). As relief, Petitioner sought a bond hearing or immediate release from custody. (Id.). For the reasons set…