Cruz-Zavala

Cruz-Zavala v. Barr

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 17, 20205:20-cv-02142California4,736 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

WALTER CRUZ-ZAVALA, Case No. 20-CV-02142-LHK

Petitioner,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PETITION FOR

v.

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND

DENYING AS MOOT MOTION FOR

WILLIAM P. BARR, et al., TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER Respondents. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 5 17 On March 29, 2020, Petitioner Walter Cruz-Zavala (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”). Petitioner is a native of El Salvador who is currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody. See Pet. ¶¶ 1, 20. Petitioner argues that his prolonged detention violates his procedural and substantive due process rights. Petitioner named as Respondents William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States; Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security; David Jennings, Field Office Director of ICE in San Francisco, California; and Nathan Allen, …

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