Sahota

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DEEPAK SAHOTA, Case No. 20-cv-03180-WHO

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER ON EMERGENCY PETITION

v. 9

10 NATHAN ALLEN, et al., Defendants. 11

12 In his Emergency Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”), Petitioner Deepak 13 Sahota alleges two claims challenging the constitutionality of his detention under the Fifth 14 Amendment: (i) violation of his procedural due process rights, arguing that his detention at the 15 Mesa Verde Detention Center (“Mesa Verde”), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 16 (“ICE”) Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) Processing Facility is unreasonably 17 prolonged; and (ii) violation of his substantive due process rights based on his detention at Mesa 18 Verde during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19 Sahota’s claim for habeas relief in light of COVID-19 is DENIED without prejudice. He 20 sought similar relief in Zepeda Rivas v. Jennings, 20-CV-02731-VC, a class action pending in this 21 District before Judge Chhabria, who denied it without prejudice, and he should seek 22 …