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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MERUZHAN HARUTYUNYAN, No. 1:25-cv-00859-HBK (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION AS MOOT1

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WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE

15 ANNEX DETENTION FACILITY, et al., 16 Respondents. 17 18 Pending before the Court is a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 19 2241, filed by Petitioner Meruzhan Harutyunyan while he was detained in U.S. Immigration 20 Customs and Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Golden State Annex Detention Facility in 21 McFarland, California pending adjudication of his asylum application. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). 22 The Petition raised a sole ground for relief (restated): Petitioner’s “ongoing prolonged detention” 23 for over 8 months in ICE custody without a bond hearing while his asylum application was 24 adjudicated violated his Fifth Amendment due process rights. (Id. at 16-17). As relief, Petitioner 25 sought a bond hearing or immediate release from custody. (Id.). For the reasons set…