Gebregiorgis Zerisenay v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. ED CV 20-1390 ODW (MRW) GEBREGIORGIS ZERISENAY,

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

Petitioner,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. 18 19 The Court dismisses this immigration-related matter as moot and for 20 lack of jurisdiction. 21 * * * 22 1. Petitioner Zerisenay is an inmate at the federal prison in 23 Victorville. He has a projected release date from criminal custody in 2025. 24 (Docket # 9-1 at 1-2.) 25 2. In July 2020, Petitioner filed a “motion to dismiss immigration 26 detainer.” (Docket # 1.) Petitioner’s submission alleged that there was an 27 immigration detainer pending against him. Petitioner contends that the 28 detainer was improper based on his claim to derivative U.S. citizenship based on the status of his parents. (Id.) 3. Magistrate Judge Wilner screened the motion. Judge Wilner noted several key defects with Petitioner’s submission, including the lack of a recognizable case-commencing pleading. (Docket # 3.) Judge Wilner ordered…