(HC) Zakeri v. Department of Justice, et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MORTEZA ZAKERI,
Plaintiff,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.,
Defendants.
No. 2:25-cv-3187 AC
ORDER
On November 17, 2025, the court issued an order directing respondents to respond to the
petition for writ of habeas corpus, and set a briefing schedule. ECF No. 3. Respondents sought a
modification, which the court granted. ECF Nos. 8, 9. Respondents’ deadline to file an answer
or return was modified to December 5, 2025, and petitioner’s deadline to file a reply or traverse
was modified to December 12, 2025. ECF No. 9.
On December 5, 2025, respondents filed a motion to dismiss petitioner’s writ of habeas
corpus petition. ECF No. 13. Petitioner has not filed an opposition.
On December 22, 2025, mail from the court to petitioner was returned as undeliverable.
The returned mail indicated petitioner is not in custody. The court checked Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Online Detainee Location System1 and was unable to locate petitioner.
1 Available at https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondents shall file a status report
regarding petitioner’s custody, including whether he has been released and/or removed, and if so,
when and where.
DATED: December 29, 2025
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