Jose Ramon Motino-Lopez v. Warden Edna Detention Center, et al.

• Court: District Court, S.D. Texas
• Decided: November 4, 2025
• Docket: 6:25-cv-00065
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT November 05, 2025 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk VICTORIA DIVISION

JOSE RAMON MOTINO-LOPEZ, § § Petitioner, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:25-CV-00065 § WARDEN EDNA DETENTION CENTER, § et al., § § Respondents. §

OPINION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER This is a habeas action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (D.E. 1). Petitioner filed this habeas case seeking relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In his Petition, Petitioner asserts he is being held at the Edna Detention Center in Edna, Texas. However, the documents attached to the Petition indicate Petitioner is currently in custody at the Eden Detention Center in Eden, Texas. (D.E. 1, Pages 2 and 5 and D.E. 1-1). The Eden Detention Center is located in Concho County, Texas which is within the Northern District of Texas, San Angelo Division. 28 U.S.C. § 124(a)(4). It is well established that a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 must be filed in the district where the prisoner is incarcerated. Hooker v. Sivley, 187 F.3d 680, 682 (5th Cir. 1999) (citation omitted); see also Pack v. Yusuff, 218 F.3d 448, 451 (5th Cir. 2000) (citations omitted). Therefore, this Court does not have jurisdiction to address Petitioner’s claims. 1 / 2 Rather than dismissal, the Court finds this case is more appropriately transferred. Therefore, the Clerk of Court is ORDERED to TRANSFER this case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, San Angelo Division. All pending Motions are DENIED as moot and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to CLOSE this case.

ORDERED on November 4, 2025.

ie Tason Libby Z United States Magistrate Judge

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