Warden
(HC) Valdez Mendez v. Warden
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 7, 20231:22-cv-01416California1,473 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LUIS MIGUEL VALDEZ MENDEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-01416-EPG-HC
Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AS MOOT,
v. DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO
DISMISS AS MOOT, DENYING
WARDEN, FCI MENDOTA, PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AS
Respondents. MOOT, AND DIRECTING CLERK OF
COURT TO CLOSE CASE
13 Petitioner Luis Miguel Valdez Mendez is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. (ECF Nos. 5, 9, 10.) For the reasons stated herein, the Court dismisses as moot the petition Respondent’s motion to dismiss, and Petitioner’s motion for temporary restraining order. I. BACKGROUND In the petition, Petitioner challenges a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ policy of refusing to allow prisoners with immigration detainers to earn and…