Mkitaryan Gaik v. William P. Barr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION MKITARYAN, GAIK ) Case No. 5:19-cv-02214-PSG-JDE ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY v. ) ) THE PETITION SHOULD NOT BE WILLIAM P. BARR, etc., et al., ) ) DISMISSED ) 15 Respondents. ) ) 16 ) )

On November 19, 2019, the Court received a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 28 U.S.C. § 2241” by Mkitaryan, Gaik (“Petitioner”) who alleges he is being detained unlawfully by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a facility in Adelanto, California. Dkt. 1 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). The Petition was not signed under penalty of perjury and was not supported by payment of the required $5 filing fee or a request to proceed in forma pauperis. A habeas petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is subject to the same screening requirements that apply to habeas petitions brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts (“Habeas…