Samuel Esau Hernandez v. Warden of the Mesa Verde 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 SAMUEL ESAU HERNANDEZ, No. 1:25-cv-01676-KES-CDB (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

13 v. (Doc. 3) 14 WARDEN OF THE MESA VERDE DETENTION FACILITY, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 Petitioner Samuel Esau Hernandez (“Petitioner”), a federal detainee, proceeds pro se with 18 a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). On November 28, 19 2025, Petitioner filed the instant petition while in custody of Immigration and Customs 20 Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility, located in Bakersfield, California. Id. 21 Petitioner is currently in the custody of ICE at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility. Id. ¶ 1. 22 Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s motion seeking Court appointment of counsel. 23 (Doc. 3). In support of his motion, Petitioner advances grounds that he has a strong chance of 24 success on the merits as explained in his petition and that given his status as a detained immigrant 25 and the…