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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
VICTOR MANUEL MORALES
MORALES,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, Senior
Warde, Otay Mesa Detention Center;
PATRICK DIVVER, Field Office
Director, San Diego Office of Detention
and Removal, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; TODD M.
LYONS, Acting Director, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY; and KRISTI NOEM,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Respondents.
Case No.: 25cv3859 DMS BJW
ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE
On December 31, 2025, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and
Order to Show Cause Within Three Days; Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief.
Respondents shall file their response to the Petition on or before by January 8, 2026.
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Petitioner shall file his reply on or before January 12, 2026. Unless the Court orders
otherwise, the matter will be submitted on the papers without oral argument.
To maintain the status quo, Respondents, their officers, agents, servants, employees,
attorneys, and other persons who act in concert or participation with Respondents
MUST NOT transfer Petitioner outside the Southern District of California pending the
Court’s resolution of the Petition. See Doe v. Bondi, Case No.: 25-cv-805-BJC-JLB, 2025
WL 1870979 at *1 (S.D. Cal. June 11, 2025) (“Federal courts retain jurisdiction to preserve
the status quo while determining whether [they have] subject matter jurisdiction over a case
and while a petition is pending resolution from the court.”) (collecting cases).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 5, 2026
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