Alfredo Ramon Cerda v. W.Z. Jenkins II

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

Presently before the Court is petitioner’s motion requesting that the Court order a competency hearing. On October 18, 2022, petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition, seeking the overturn of the order certifying his extradition to Mexico. Dkt. 1. In or about January 2016, Mexico issued an arrest warrant for petitioner, and on November 23, 2020, presented an extradition request to the United States. Mexico seeks extradition on the basis that petitioner has been charged with (1) statutory rape as defined in Article 177 of the Criminal Code of the State of Baja California, Mexico, and (2) aggravated sexual abuse against someone younger than 14, in violation of Articles 180 Bis and 180 Ter, Section II of the Criminal Code of the State of Baja California.| The United States filed its complaint for an arrest warrant and extradition on September 9, 2021. Petitioner made his initial appearance on November 19, 2021. After a full briefing from the parties and a hearing, the magistrate judge certified the U.S. government’s extradition request. Dkt. 10 at 9.

1 For purposes of the instant motion, petitioner does not dispute that charges of…