Gahano v. Renaud

Opinion

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5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 DENGE LEME GAHANO, 9 Petitioner, Case No. C20-1094-MJP-MLP 10 v. MINUTE ORDER 11 DANIEL M. RENAUD, et al., 12 Respondents. 13

14 The following Minute Order is made at the direction of the Court, the Hon. Michelle L. 15 Peterson, United States Magistrate Judge: 16 On March 1, 2021, Petitioner filed a reply addressing Petitioner’s pending motion for 17 stay of removal (dkt. # 25). (Dkt. # 39.) In his reply, Petitioner’s pro bono counsel represented he 18 was not aware of a legal basis for Petitioner’s requested stay of removal at the present time. (Id. 19 at 3.) However, Petitioner’s counsel stated that he would like an opportunity to brief Petitioner’s 20 continued detention without bond in regard to Respondents’ motion to dismiss (dkt. # 16). (Id. at 21 4.) Petitioner’s counsel noted that, given current conditions in Ethiopia, it is uncertain 22 Respondents will be able to remove the Petitioner in the reasonably foreseeable future under 23 Zadvyadas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001). (Id.) 1 Accordingly, given Petitioner’s request, Respondents are ORDERED to inform the Court 2 by March 17, 2021, on Respondents’ position concerning whether an extension of time on 3 Respondents’ motion to dismiss (dkt. # 16) is appropriate to allow Petitioner’s pro bono counsel 4 an opportunity to file a brief addressing Petitioner’s detention. The Clerk is directed to provide

5 the parties and the Honorable Marsha J. Pechman a copy of this Minute Order. 6 7 Dated this 10th day of March, 2021. 8 William M. McCool Clerk of Court 9 By: /s/Tim Farrell 10 Deputy Clerk

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