David Betancourt Gomez v. Kristi Noem, et al.

Summary

The court orders transfer of an immigration detainee’s habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to the Central District of California. The transfer is based on the petitioner’s detention at the Adelanto Detention Facility in San Bernardino County and the rule that jurisdiction lies in the district of confinement.

Holdings

1. Jurisdiction over the § 2241 petition was proper only in the federal district where petitioner was confined, the Central District of California.
2. The action should be transferred in the interests of justice to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Eastern District of California had jurisdiction over a § 2241 petition filed by an immigration detainee confined at the Adelanto Detention Facility in the Central District of California.
2. Whether the action should be transferred to the Central District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

Disposition

other