(HC) Barillas-Gamero v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LUIS ALONSO BARILLAS GAMERO, Case No. 1:20-cv-00589-SKO-HC

Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER LEAVE

TO FILE MOTION TO AMEND TO NAME

v. A PROPER RESPONDENT

UNKNOWN, [THIRTY DAY DEADLINE] Respondent.

16 On March 2, 2020, Petitioner submitted a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Although submitted to the Ninth Circuit, the petition is captioned as intended for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On April 21, 2020, the Ninth Circuit transferred the petition to the Central District. The petition challenges Petitioner’s indefinite detention. Petitioner is detained at Mesa Verde Detention Facility in Bakersfield, California. Because jurisdiction lies in the Eastern District of California, on April 23, 2020, the Central District transferred the case to this Court. Review of the petition reveals that Petitioner has failed to name a respondent in this…