Sahota
Sahota v. Allen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DEEPAK SAHOTA, Case No. 20-cv-03180-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. ENFORCE
NATHAN ALLEN, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 28 Defendants.
On June 4, 2020, I granted in part petitioner Deepak Sahota’s Emergency Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”). Dkt. No. 22. In that Order, I denied without prejudice his Petition for habeas relief in light of COVID-19, but I granted his claim for habeas relief in light of his unduly prolonged detention. I ordered that Sahota be given a bond hearing with appropriate procedural protections within 30 days or else be released. Id. Subsequently, a hearing was held on June 25, 2020. Dkt. No. 28-1. Sahota was represented by counsel, who argued and introduced evidence in support of his position that he should be released on bond. Id. On June 30, 2020, the IJ issued a decision finding that DHS had met its burden of proving Sahota is a danger to the community and denied…