Vitalii
Rychkov Vitalii v. Christopher J. Larose, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RYCHKOV VITALII, Case No.: 3:25-cv-3745-CAB-MSB
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, et al., [Doc. No. 1] 15 Respondents. 16 17 Presently before the Court is Petitioner Rychkov Vitalii’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. [Doc. No. 1 (“Petition”).] Petitioner, a citizen of Russia, states that he has been held in custody since he entered the United States on November 16, 2025. [Petition at 9.] On December 1, 2025, Petitioner alleges that he received a negative credible fear determination from an asylum officer, which was then reviewed and affirmed by an Immigration Judge on December 5, 2025. [Id.] Although Respondents have not moved to dismiss this action, the Court “has an independent obligation to address sua sponte whether [it] ha[s] subject matter jurisdiction.” Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hughes, 358 F.3d 1089, 1093 (9th Cir. 2004); see…