Antonio Alvarado Medina v. Kristi Noem, et al.

S.D. California

Antonio Alvarado Medina v. Kristi Noem, et al.

DecidedFebruary 5, 2026

Docket3:26-cv-00687

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTONIO ALVARADO MEDINA, Case No. 26-cv-00687-BAS-JLB

12 Petitioner, ORDER REQUIRING THE 13 v. GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 14 KRISTI NOEM, et al., CORPUS (ECF No. 1) 15 Respondents. 16 17 18 Petitioner Antonio Alvarado Medina filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner claims that he is being detained by 20 Immigration and Customs Enforcement in violation of the immigration laws and the Fifth 21 Amendment. (Id.) Petitioner also alleges he is a member of the class certified in the 22 Central District’s decision in Maldonado Bautista v. Noem, No. 5:25-CV-01873-SSS- 23 BFM, 2025 WL 3678485 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025). 24 Having reviewed the Petition, the Court finds that summary dismissal is unwarranted 25 at this time. See Kourteva v. INS, 151 F. Supp. 2d 1126, 1128 (N.D. Cal. 2001) (“Summary 26 dismissal is appropriate only where the allegations in the petition are vague or conclusory, 27 palpably incredible, or patently frivolous or false.”). Therefore, the Court will order the 28 Government to respond to the Petition. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows: I 1. The Government must file a response to the Petition no later than February 2 ||12, 2026. The Government’s response must address the allegations in the Petition and 3 include any documents relevant to the determination of the issues raised in the 4 || Petition. 5 2. Petitioner may file a reply in support of his Petition no later than February 6 || 19, 2026. 7 3. The Clerk of Court shall provide the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s 8 || Office with a copy of the Petition (ECF No. 1) and this Order. 9 IT IS SO ORDERED. 10 11 || DATED: February 5, 2026 (yatta Bahar 12 Hon. Cynthia Bashant, Chief Judge B United States District Court

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTONIO ALVARADO MEDINA, Case No. 26-cv-00687-BAS-JLB

12 Petitioner, ORDER REQUIRING THE 13 v. GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS 14 KRISTI NOEM, et al., CORPUS (ECF No. 1) 15 Respondents. 16 17 18 Petitioner Antonio Alvarado Medina filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner claims that he is being detained by 20 Immigration and Customs Enforcement in violation of the immigration laws and the Fifth 21 Amendment. (Id.) Petitioner also alleges he is a member of the class certified in the 22 Central District’s decision in Maldonado Bautista v. Noem, No. 5:25-CV-01873-SSS- 23 BFM, 2025 WL 3678485 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025). 24 Having reviewed the Petition, the Court finds that summary dismissal is unwarranted 25 at this time. See Kourteva v. INS, 151 F. Supp. 2d 1126, 1128 (N.D. Cal. 2001) (“Summary 26 dismissal is appropriate only where the allegations in the petition are vague or conclusory, 27 palpably incredible, or patently frivolous or false.”). Therefore, the Court will order the 28 Government to respond to the Petition. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows: I 1. The Government must file a response to the Petition no later than February 2 ||12, 2026. The Government’s response must address the allegations in the Petition and 3 include any documents relevant to the determination of the issues raised in the 4 || Petition. 5 2. Petitioner may file a reply in support of his Petition no later than February 6 || 19, 2026. 7 3. The Clerk of Court shall provide the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s 8 || Office with a copy of the Petition (ECF No. 1) and this Order. 9 IT IS SO ORDERED. 10 11 || DATED: February 5, 2026 (yatta Bahar 12 Hon. Cynthia Bashant, Chief Judge B United States District Court

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