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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JASHANDEEP SINGH,
Petitioner,
v.
WARDEN, OTAY MESA DETENTION
CENTER,
Respondent.
Case No.: 3:25-cv-3784-CAB-AHG
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
Before the Court is Jashandeep Singh’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. [Doc. No. 1.] Having reviewed Mr. Singh’s petition, the Court finds
it deficient because he fails to name the proper respondent. 	[Id. at 1.] 	The proper
respondent is the warden of Otay Mesa Regional Detention Center. Currently, Petitioner
has not named any respondent. [Id.] Habeas petitioners “challenging their present physical
confinement [must] name their immediate custodian, the warden of the facility where they
are detained, as the respondent to their petition.” 	Doe v. Garland, 109 F.4th 1188, 1197
(9th Cir. 2024). The Court cannot exercise jurisdiction over Mr. Singh’s petition so long
as he fails to name as respondent the warden of the detention facility where he is being
detained.
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Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Mr. Singh’s petition with leave to amend to
include the warden of Otay Mesa Regional Detention Center as a respondent. Mr. Singh
shall have thirty days from the date of this order to file an amended petition for writ of
habeas corpus. Mr. Singh may be interested in contacting Federal Defenders of San Diego
to see if a Federal Defender can represent him in this matter. The telephone number for
Federal Defenders’ San Diego Office is 619-234-8467 (Toll Free: 888-614-9867) and the
El Centro Office is 760-335-3510 (Toll Free: 877-404-9063).
It is SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 7, 2026
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