Mikhail Lebedev v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California appoints the Federal Defender to represent an immigration detainee in a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas action. The court also directs the parties to propose a briefing schedule concerning the motion for a temporary restraining order and prohibits transferring the petitioner outside the district pending further order.

Holdings

1. Because the legal issues were complex and the interests of justice warranted representation, the court appointed the Federal Defender to represent petitioner.
2. To preserve its jurisdiction over the pending § 2241 petition, the court prohibited respondent from transferring petitioner to another detention center outside the judicial district pending further order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether counsel should be appointed for a self-represented immigration detainee in a § 2241 habeas action involving complex legal issues.
2. Whether the court should temporarily prohibit respondent from transferring petitioner outside the judicial district to preserve the court's jurisdiction over the pending § 2241 petition.

Disposition

other