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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
VANO NATSVALADZE,
Petitioner,
v.
FACILITY DIRECTOR, IMPERIAL
REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY;
FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR; and ICE
ERO SAN DIEGO,
Respondents.
Case No.: 3:26-cv-0922-CAB-BJW
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
Before the Court is Petitioner Vano Natsvaladze’s petition for a writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 	[Doc. No. 1 (“Petition”).] 	Petitioner, who is
proceeding pro se 1 and is currently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(“ICE”) at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility, contends ICE is unlawfully detaining
him. [Id. at 6.]
1 Petitioner may be interested in contacting Federal Defenders of San Diego to see if a Federal Defender
can represent Petitioner 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).
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When a habeas petitioner challenges his present physical confinement, he must name
as respondent the warden of the facility where the prisoner is held. 	Doe v. Garland, 109
F.4th 1188, 1197 (9th Cir. 2024). 	Because the Petition here fails to name the warden of
the facility where Petitioner is detained, the Court DISMISSES the petition with leave to
amend.
If Petitioner wishes to proceed with this case, he must file a First Amended Petition
within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The First Amended Petition shall name as
a Respondent the person having immediate custody over Petitioner, namely the warden or
de facto warden of the facility where he is detained. Moreover, Petitioner’s First Amended
Petition must be complete in itself without reference to his original petition. Respondents
not named and any claim not re-alleged in the First Amended Petition will be considered
waived. See S.D. Cal. CivLR 15.1(a)
It is SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 19, 2026
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