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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

ELISEO A. HERNANDEZ-HERNANDEZ,

Petitioner,

 v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S

OFFICE,

Respondent.

 /

No. C 04-3308 JSW

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE

On May 13, 2005 Respondent filed a Notice of Change of Law, informing the Court of

the recently-enacted REAL ID Act of 2005, PL 109-13, Div. B, 119 Stat. 231 (“REAL ID Act”). 

Section 106(a) of the REAL ID Act amends section 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,

8 U.S.C. § 1252 to provide that: 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or nonstatutory), including section

2241 of title 28, United States Code, or any other habeas corpus provision, and sections

1361 and 1651 of such title, a petition for review filed with an appropriate court of

appeals in accordance with this section shall be the sole and exclusive means for judicial

review of an order of removal entered or issued under any provision of this Act, except

as provided in subsection (e).

The REAL ID Act is retroactive and thus, applies to currently pending habeas petitions. See §

106(b) of the REAL ID Act. Pursuant to section 106(c) of the REAL ID Act, district courts are

directed to transfer all pending habeas petitions filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging a final

administrative order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, to the court of appeals for the circuit 

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United States District Court

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in which a petition for review could have been properly filed. See § 106(c) of the REAL ID Act. 

Based on her filing a motion to reopen with the Board of Immigration Appeals,

Petitioner filed a request to continue the hearing date in the above-captioned matter which is

currently scheduled for May 19, 2005. Petitioner noted, but chose not to substantively respond

to, Respondent’s filing of the Notice of Change of Law and request to transfer the case to the

Ninth Circuit. The language of the REAL ID Act requires this Court to transfer this case to the

Ninth Circuit. Accordingly, the Court HEREBY VACATES the hearing date scheduled for

May 19, 2005 and TRANSFERS the above-captioned matter to the Ninth Circuit. The Clerk is

directed to transfer this case forthwith. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 17, 2005 /s/ Jeffrey S. White 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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