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Parties Involved:
Ben Curry
Respondent
Ronald M. Lopez
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD M LOPEZ,

Petitioner,

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BEN CURRY, et al,

Respondent(s). 

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No. C 08-1282 VRW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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Petitioner, an alien and state prisoner in the custody of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, has a file a pro se petition for a

writ of habeas corpus under 28 USC § 2241 seeking an expedited deportation

hearing. He also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis which, good cause

appearing, is granted.

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed because it is

well-established that a hold or detained letter alone does not sufficiently place an

alien in INS (now Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("BICE"))

custody to make habeas corpus available. See Garcia v Taylor, 40 F3d 299, 303

(9th Cir 1994); see also id at 303-04 (mandamus not available to expedite

deportation proceedings).

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It matters not that under 8 USC § 1228(c)(1) a district court may order

deportation because said discretion may be exercised only if the deportation is 

“requested by the United States Attorney with the concurrence of [BICE]." No

such request has been made here.

The clerk shall enter judgment in favor of respondent, terminate all

pending motions as moot and close the file.

SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge 

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