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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 28:2241fd Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS MAVUNGO,

Petitioner,

v.

JEFFERSON SESSIONS III,

Respondent.

Case No.: 19cv1431-LAB (JLB)

ORDER DIRECTING 

NOTIFICATION OF 

PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY

Petitioner Thomas Mavungo (also identified as Thomas Mavungu or 

Mavungo Thomas) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2241, asking that he be granted asylum and that his order of removal not be 

carried out. He has apparently already sought removal by a petition for review, 

unsuccessfully. 

This Court has no jurisdiction to review final orders of removal under § 2241. 

See Puri v. Gonzales, 464 F.3d 1038, 1041 (9th Cir. 2006); Alvarez-Barajas v. 

Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1050, 1052 (9th Cir. 2005). Federal jurisdiction is presumed 

to be lacking, Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377 (1994), 

and the party invoking the Court’s jurisdiction must establish it. See Spokeo, Inc. 

v. Robins, 136 S.Ct. 1540, 1547 (2016).The Court therefore ordered Mr. Mavungo 

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to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The 

Court instructed him to address jurisdiction, not the merits of his asylum claim.

Mavungo has now filed his response, which addresses only the merits of his 

claim. He asks that someone come visit him to discuss his case. The response 

identifies Mavungo’s attorney or former attorney as Luis Macias. The Clerk is 

directed to forward a copy of this order and of Mr. Mavungo’s most recent response 

to Mr. Macias at the physical and email addresses provided in his state bar profile.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 10, 2019

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

Chief United States District Judge

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