Radmila Balayan v. Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL

Case No. 2:25-cv-11512-FWS-KS Date: December 15,2025 Title Radmila Balayan v. Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center

Present: The Honorable: Karen L. Stevenson, Chief United States Magistrate Judge

Gay Roberson N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION, OR IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, TRANSFERRED TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

I. The Petition

On December 3, 2025, Petitioner, represented by retained counsel, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”). (Dkt. No. 1.) The Petition reflects that Petitioner is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) on an immigration charge at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. (/d. at 2.) The Petition raises three claims challenging that detention. (/d. at 2-3, 7.) More …