Angel Cruz Rodriguez v. Warden of Mesa Verde Detention Facility
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANGEL CRUZ RODRIGUEZ, No. 1:25-cv-1680-TLN-CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER WARDEN OF MESA VERDE
DETENTION FACILITY,
15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, an immigration detainee who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, a motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and a motion to appoint counsel. Based on the length of time in which petitioner has been in immigration detention, the court hereby authorizes petitioner to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of the filing fee in this action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914. The court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254.1 In light of the complexity of the legal issues involved, the interests of justice require appointment of counsel for petitioner. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983).