Rash
Mohammad Rash v. Christopher Larose, Warden of Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MOHAMMAD RASH, Case No.: 26cv0008-LL-DEB
Petitioner,
ORDER SCREENING PETITION,
v. SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE,
AND ISSUING LIMITED
CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, Warden of
INJUNCTION
Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al., 15 Respondents. [ECF No. 1]
17 Pending before the Court is Petitioner Mohammad Rash’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Courts must screen habeas petitions and dismiss them “if it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief.” See Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, Rule 4; id., Rule 1(b) (permitting use of Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases to any “habeas corpus petition”). To survive screening, a petitioner need only make out a claim that is sufficiently “cognizable” to warrant a return or answer from the government. See Neiss v. Bludworth, 114 F.4th 1038, 1045 (9th Cir. 2024).…