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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIGUEL DIAZ-ORDAZ and BERTHA

ROMERO-HERRERA,

Petitioners,

v.

ALBERTO R. GONZALES,

Respondent.

NO. C05-2269 TEH 

ORDER GRANTING WRIT OF

HABEAS CORPUS

On December 19, 2002, Petitioners Miguel Diaz-Ordaz and Bertha Romero-Herrera

petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review a November 21,

2002 decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”). On June 1, 2005, the Ninth

Circuit held that the BIA acted ultra vires in issuing an order of removal. Thus, the court

found that no valid final order of removal existed, and the court therefore lacked jurisdiction

over the petition for review. In the interests of justice, however, the court treated the petition

for review as a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and transferred the

petition to this Court. The Ninth Circuit instructed that, upon transfer, “the district court

should remand to the agency for further proceedings.”

Accordingly, with good cause appearing, this Court GRANTS the petition for writ of

habeas corpus. The BIA is instructed to rescind Petitioners’ removal order and remand the

matter to the Immigration Judge for further proceedings. The Clerk shall close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED 06/08/05 /s/ 

 THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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