Mutzutz Sutuj v. Current or Acting Field Office Director

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JORGE ADABERTO MUTZUTZ SUTUJ, Case No. 23-cv-05455-RMI

Petitioner,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS; SHOW CAUSE

CURRENT OR ACTING FIELD OFFICE ORDER

DIRECTOR,

Re: Dkt. Nos. 2, 3 Respondent.

12 Petitioner, a federal detainee, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges his prolonged detention by the United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) at the Golden State Annex in McFarland, California. He also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (dkt. 3). DISCUSSION Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a person “in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3). It shall “award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why…