Bent
Bent v. Barr
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CLAUDE BENT, Case No. 19-cv-06123-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON PRELIMINARY
v. INJUNCTION
WILLIAM P. BARR, et al., Defendants.
Petitioner Claude Bent is a foreign national who has been detained in Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility (“Mesa Verde”) pending the resolution of his removal proceedings. On March 27, 2020, Bent filed temporary restraining order (“TRO”) seeking release from detention because of the COVID- pandemic. The court granted the motion on April 9, 2020 and ordered Respondents to show cause as to why a preliminary injunction should not issue. [Docket No. 26 (“Order on TRO”).] Respondents filed a response to the show cause order on April 29, 2020. [Docket No. 40 (“Resp. Br.”).] Bent filed a timely reply. [Docket No. 44 (“Pltf. Br.”).] This matter is suitable for determination without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the court finds that Bent is…