Alfredo Ramon Cerda v. W.Z. Jenkins II

I. INTRODUCTION

Presently before the Court is petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In January 2016, Mexico issued an arrest warrant for petitioner, charging him 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 warrant was signed by Mexican Judge Melgoza Ortega. On November 23, 2020, Mexico submitted its formal extradition request to the United States pursuant to the applicable Treaty.' On September 9, 2021, in accordance with its extradition treaty obligations, the United States filed its complaint for an arrest warrant and extradition. U.S. v. Alredo Ramon Cerda, 22-cv-07586-CAS-GJS (Oct. 4, 2022, C.D. Cal.), dkt. 18 (“Compl.”). On November 19, 2021, the United States Marshals Service (the “Marshals”) arrested Cerda in Indio, California.

1 Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, U.S.-Mex., May 4, 1978, 31 U.S.T. 5059, as amended by the Protocol to the Extradition…