Singh
Jashandeep Singh v. Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASHANDEEP SINGH, Case No.: 3:25-cv-3784-CAB-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS WARDEN, OTAY MESA DETENTION
CENTER,
15 Respondent.
17 Before the Court is Jashandeep Singh’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant 18 to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. [Doc. No. 1.] Having reviewed Mr. Singh’s petition, the Court finds 19 it deficient because he fails to name the proper respondent. [Id. at 1.] The proper 20 respondent is the warden of Otay Mesa Regional Detention Center. Currently, Petitioner 21 has not named any respondent. [Id.] Habeas petitioners “challenging their present physical 22 confinement [must] name their immediate custodian, the warden of the facility where they 23 are detained, as the respondent to their petition.” Doe v. Garland, 109 F.4th 1188, 1197 24 (9th Cir. 2024). The Court cannot exercise jurisdiction over Mr. Singh’s petition so long 25 as he fails to name as respondent the warden of the detention…