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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SULKHANI GAMTENADZE,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, Senior
Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center;
PATRICK DIVVER, Regional Director
Enforcement and Removal Operations,
San Diego Field Office; U.S.
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT; TODD M. LYONS,
Acting Director of U.S. Immigration
Customs Enforcement; and KRISTI
NOEM, Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security,
Respondents.
Case No.: 26-cv-1256-JES-SBC
ORDER REGARDING CHANGE IN
ADDRESS
[ECF Nos. 5, 6]
On February 20, 2026, pro se Petitioner Sulkhani Gamtenadze (“Petitioner”) filed a
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. On February
27, 2026, the Court ordered Petitioner to show cause why the Petition should not be
dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee or request leave to proceed in forma pauperis
(“IFP”). ECF No. 3. On March 19, 2026, the Court received notice that the mail was
returned as undeliverable from Otay Mesa Detention Center, as Petitioner is no longer
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detained at that facility. ECF No. 4. Respondents subsequently filed a certificate of service,
indicating that Petitioner had been moved to a detention facility located in California City.
ECF No. 6. The Clerk of the Court updated Petitioner’s address to reflect this change.
Out of an abundance of caution, the Court hereby ORDERS the Clerk of the Court
to mail to Petitioner’s current address (1) a copy of each filing in this matter to date, and
(2) a blank copy of the Motion and Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury in Support of
Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. As reflected in the Court’s previous order (ECF No.
2), Petitioner must either pay the $5.00 filing fee of submit proof of inability to pay the fee
no later than April 28, 2026 to avoid dismissal of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 23, 2026
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