Isaac Cortez-Felix v. J. Englman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 2:22-cv-05064-CAS-MAR Document Filed 01/12/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
9 10 11 ISAAC CORTEZ-FELIX, Case No. 2:22-cv-05064-CAS-MAR 12 Petitioner, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER v. DISMISSING THE ACTION
J. ENGLMAN,
15 Respondent. 16 17 I. INTRODUCTION On July 20, 2022, Petitioner filed the instant Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“section 2241”). ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1. On August 3, 2022, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) why this action should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Dkt. 4. On August 22, 2022, Petitioner filed a Response. Dkt. 6. Both the Petition and Response contend Petitioner’s sentence violates equal protection because Petitioner did not receive a downward departure in his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) due to circumstances presented by COVID-19. Dkts. 1 at 3; 6. As discussed below, the action is DISMISSED without prejudice…