Olivas
Olivas v. Whitford
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OSCAR OLIVAS, Case No.: 3:14-cv-01434-WQH-BLM
Plaintiff-Petitioner, ORDER v. 13 BILLY WHITFORD, Port Director of Calexico West Port of Entry, Customs and Border Protection; et al., 16 Defendants-Respondents. 17 HAYES, Judge: The matters pending before the Court are the Motion to Vacate Judgment and the Motion for Indicative Ruling filed by Respondents. (ECF No. 261). I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On June 12, 2014, Petitioner filed a “Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief,” naming as Respondents two local Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials, the Commissioner of the CBP, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of State. (ECF No. 1). Petitioner brings a claim for habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on the grounds that he is “a natural-born U.S. citizen” who was “unlawfully exiled to Mexico” when “CBP officials unlawfully refused to allow him to enter…