Jose Perez Salas v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL MINUTES— GENERAL Case No. 5:26-cv-03039-[WH-DFM Date July 27, 2026 Title Jose Perez Salas vy. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al.

Present: The Honorable JOHN W. HOLCOMB, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Priscilla Deason for Clarissa Lara Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present Proceedings: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL

Petitioner Jose Perez Salas filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in June 2026.' In July 2026, the Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation and ordered Respondents to provide Perez Salas with an individualized bond hearing before an Immigration Judge under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) on or before July 8, 2026.2 Respondents represent that Perez Salas timely received that individualized bond hearing.* Accordingly, the Court now ORDERS Perez Salas to SHOW CAUSE why his Petition should not be dismissed as moot. “A case becomes moot when interim relief or events have deprived the court of the ability to redress the party’s injuries.” United States v. Alder Creek Water Co., 823 F.2d 343, 345 (9th Cir. 1987) see also NASD Disp. Resol., Inc. v. Jud. Council, 488 F.3d 1065, 1068 (9th Cir. 2007) (finding the appeal to be moot when the plaintiffs were already granted the relief that they sought). Further, a court has

Pet’r’s Pet. for Writ of Habeas Corpus (the “Petition”) [ECF No. 1]. Order Accepting Report and Recommendations [ECF No. 3]. 3 Resps.’ Status Report [ECF No. 14]. CIVIL MINUTES— Initials of Deputy Clerk Page 1 of 2 GENERAL pd/cla

an obligation to consider mootness sua sponte, and it should deny the requested relief when it is superfluous. See In re Burrell, 415 F.3d 994, 997 (9th Cir. 2005). Here, the Court granted in part Perez Salas’s Petition, and Perez Salas received the relief that the Court ordered. Thus, the Court is concerned that the entire Petition is now moot. For those reasons, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows: 1. Perez Salas is DIRECTED to show cause in writing no later than August 21, 2026, why the Court should not dismiss the Petition as moot. 2. The deadline for Respondents to file an optional reply to Perez Salas’s response to this Order to Show Cause is September 4, 2026. 3. A hearing on this Order to Show Cause is SET for September 18, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Counsel of record for each party are DIRECTED to appear in person at that date and time in Courtroom 9D of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 411 W. 4th Street, Santa Ana, California. IT IS SO ORDERED.

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