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Parties Involved:
Margaret Mims
Respondent
Elias Mendoza Perez
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELIAS MENDOZA PEREZ,

Petitioner,

v.

MARGARET MIMS, Warden, Fresno 

County Jail,

Respondent.

No. 1:16-cv-01935-SKO HC

TEMPORARY STAY OF EXTRADITION

(Doc. 4)

Petitioner Elias Mendoza Perez is a federal prisoner detained in the Fresno County Jail 

pending extradition to Mexico pursuant to a Certification of Extraditability and Order of 

Commitment filed March 11, 2016 in this Court. United States of America v. Perez (1:15-mj00074-SKO), Doc. 38. On December 27, 2017, the United States Secretary of State issued a 

decision to extradite Petitioner. On December 28, 2016, Petitioner filed a petition for habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and moved ex parte for a stay of extradition pending its 

resolution.

To obtain a stay of extradition, Petitioner must demonstrate (1) the probability of success 

on the merits and irreparable injury, and (2) that his petition raises serious legal issues and that 

the balance of hardships tip in Petitioner’s favor. Artukovic v. Rison, 784 F.2d 1354, 1355-56 (9th

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Cir. 1986). Petitioner’s ex parte submission is insufficient to permit the Court to rule on the 

motion for a stay pending resolution of the habeas petition.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

1. Petitioner and Respondent shall fully brief the question of 

the propriety of the issuance of a stay as follows:

a. Petitioner’s Opening Brief, January 6, 2017;

 b. Respondent’s Responsive Brief, January 13, 2017; and

c. Petitioner’s Reply, if any, January 18, 2017.

2. Petitioner’s motion for stay is set for hearing on January 25, 

2017, at 9:30 a.m.

3. Petitioner’s extradition to Mexico is temporarily stayed 

pending resolution on the merits of his motion for stay on 

January 25, 2017.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 29, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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