Elmer Joel Galo Mendez v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility

E.D. California

Elmer Joel Galo Mendez v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility

District Court, E.D. California·Decided April 14, 2026·No. 1:26-cv-02201·Unknown

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ELMER JOEL GALO MENDEZ (A- Case No. 1:26-cv-2201-DC-JDP NUMBER: 235-337-242), Petitioner, v. WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE Respondent. Petitioner, an immigration detainee who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Petitioner also has filed a motion for the appointment of counsel, ECF No. 5, and motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 8. Both motions will be granted. In light of the complexity of the legal issues involved, the court has determined that the interests of justice require the appointment of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). Within seven days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel’s contact information to ncannarozzi@caed.uscourts.gov, and counsel will be added as counsel for petitioner. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within seven days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s motion for the appointment of counsel, ECF No. 5, is GRANTED. 2. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order together with a copy of petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. 3. Within seven days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel’s contact information to ncannarozzi@caed.uscourts.gov, and counsel will be added as counsel for petitioner. If counsel is not amember of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within seven days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. 4. Within seven days of petitioner’s counsel appearing, the parties shall file a joint status report addressing the parties’ anticipated filings and a proposed briefing schedule for such filings. 5. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 8, is GRANTED.

Dated: _ April 13, 2026 Q_——_ JEREMY D. PETERSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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ELMER JOEL GALO MENDEZ (A- Case No. 1:26-cv-2201-DC-JDP NUMBER: 235-337-242), Petitioner, v. WARDEN OF THE GOLDEN STATE Respondent. Petitioner, an immigration detainee who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Petitioner also has filed a motion for the appointment of counsel, ECF No. 5, and motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 8. Both motions will be granted. In light of the complexity of the legal issues involved, the court has determined that the interests of justice require the appointment of counsel. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); see also Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). Within seven days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel’s contact information to ncannarozzi@caed.uscourts.gov, and counsel will be added as counsel for petitioner. If counsel is not a member of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within seven days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s motion for the appointment of counsel, ECF No. 5, is GRANTED. 2. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order together with a copy of petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on the Federal Defender, Attention: Habeas Appointment. 3. Within seven days of this order, the appointing authority for the Eastern District of California shall identify counsel and send counsel’s contact information to ncannarozzi@caed.uscourts.gov, and counsel will be added as counsel for petitioner. If counsel is not amember of the Eastern District of California Criminal Justice Act Panel, within seven days of this Order the Federal Defender shall file a motion to appoint counsel as CJA counsel pro hac vice. 4. Within seven days of petitioner’s counsel appearing, the parties shall file a joint status report addressing the parties’ anticipated filings and a proposed briefing schedule for such filings. 5. Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 8, is GRANTED.

Dated: _ April 13, 2026 Q_——_ JEREMY D. PETERSON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Elmer Joel Galo Mendez v. Warden of the Golden State Annex Detention Facility, (E.D. Cal. 2026).

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