Sahota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DEEPAK SAHOTA, Case No. 20-cv-03180-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON EMERGENCY PETITION

v.

NATHAN ALLEN, et al., Defendants.

In his Emergency Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”), Petitioner Deepak Sahota alleges two claims challenging the constitutionality of his detention under the Fifth Amendment: (i) violation of his procedural due process rights, arguing that his detention at the Mesa Verde Detention Center (“Mesa Verde”), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Processing Facility is unreasonably prolonged; and (ii) violation of his substantive due process rights based on his detention at Mesa Verde during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sahota’s claim for habeas relief in light of COVID-19 is DENIED without prejudice. He sought similar relief in Zepeda Rivas v. Jennings, 20-CV-02731-VC, a class action pending in this District before Judge Chhabria, who denied it without prejudice, and he should seek …