Chestnut
Hashmatullah Khatir/Abdul Rahim Rasooli v. Christopher Chestnut, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HASHMATULLAH KHATIR/ABDUL No. 1:26-cv-00094-TLN-SCR
RAHIM RASOOLI,
12 Petitioners, ORDER v. 14 CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., 15 Respondents.
17 Petitioners, who are immigration detainees proceeding through counsel, filed a petition for 18 a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The court has conducted a preliminary 19 review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under 20 Section 2254. Because petitioners may be entitled to the requested relief if the claimed violation 21 of constitutional rights is proved, respondents will be directed to show cause why the writ should 22 not be granted by filing an answer/return within 14 days from the date of this order. See 28 23 U.S.C. § 2243. Petitioners may file a reply/traverse to the answer/return within 7 days after being 24 served a copy of it. 25 /////
Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254 allows a district court to apply any or all of the rules to other…