Guarchaj v. Genalo et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
DIEGO MAS GUARCHAJ,
Petitioner,
-against-
KENNETH GENALO, et al.,
Respondents.
26-CV-889 (GHW)
TRANSFER ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge:
Petitioner brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. For the
following reasons, the Court transfers this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of New York.
Petitioner filed this petition on February 2, 2026 and asserted that he was detained at the
Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDC”). Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 26. Because MDC is in the Eastern District
of New York, the Court issued an order to show cause why this action should not be transferred to
that court. Dkt. No. 6. Petitioner did not meet that deadline.
Accordingly, because Petitioner was not located in the Southern District of New York at the
time he filed this Petition, and therefore, the Court does not have jurisdiction over his custodian, see
Padilla, 542 U.S. at 441, in the interest of justice, the Court transfers this petition to the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of New York. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1404(a), 1406(a).
The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the Eastern District of New
York. The Court waives Local Civil Rule 83.1, which requires a seven-day delay before the
Clerk of Court may transfer a case, and directs immediate transfer.
The Clerk of Court is directed to email a copy of this order to usanys.2241@usdoj.gov.
USDC SDNY
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The United States Attorney is directed forthwith to alert the Chief of the Civil
Division United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York of the transfer
of this matter.
The Court directs the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of this order to Petitioner at the address
on record.
This order closes the case in the Southern District of New York.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: 	February 3, 2026
New York, New York
GREGORY H. WOODS
United States District Judge
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