D. J. R.G. v. Christopher Chestnut, et al.

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 No. 1:25-cv-01747-DC-EFB (HC) D. J. R.G., 12 Petitioner, v. 14 CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., 15 Respondents. 16

17 Petitioner, an immigration detainee proceeding with counsel, filed a petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner requests to be identified by the initials 19 “D. J. R.G.” ECF No. 2. 20 Because petitioner may be entitled to the requested relief if the claimed violation of 21 constitutional rights is proved, respondent will be served with the § 2241 petition and directed to 22 show cause why the writ should not be granted by filing an answer/return. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. 23 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 24 1. The Court having considered Petitioner’s motion for administrative relief to 25 proceed under pseudonym, and good cause appearing, the motion is hereby 26 GRANTED and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 27 a. The parties shall refer to Petitioner by “D. J. R.G.” in all filings and public 28 1 proceedings; 2 b. The parties shall redact all personally identifying information from all 3 filings consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and Local Rule 4 140, including: 5 i. Petitioner’s true full name; 6 ii. A-number; 7 iii. Last names of any family members who share a last name with him; 8 iv. Number and street name of home addresses; and 9 v. Drivers’ license number. 10 2. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order together with a copy of 11 petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 12 on the United States Attorney. 13 3. Respondents’ answer/response to the § 2241 petition is due no later than 20 days 14 from the date of this order. 15 4. Petitioner’s reply is due 14 days after being served with the answer. 16 5. Respondent shall request and obtain petitioner’s complete A-file and provide a 17 copy to petitioner’s counsel upon receipt. 18 6. In order to ensure this court’s jurisdiction to resolve the pending § 2241 petition, 19 respondents shall not transfer petitioner to another detention center outside of this 20 judicial district, pending further order of the court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) 21 (establishing the All Writs Act which empowers the federal courts to “issue all 22 writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions….”); see also 23 F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (emphasizing that federal 24 courts have the power to “to preserve the court’s jurisdiction or maintain the status 25 quo by injunction pending review of an agency’s action”). 26 DATED: December 23, 2025 27 28