Michael Zimran v. Kristi Noem, et al.

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 MICHAEL ZIMRAN, Case No. 5:25-cv-03143-JFW-KES 12 Petitioner, ORDER ACCEPTING FINAL REPORT 13 v. AND RECOMMENDATION OF U.S. 14 KRISTI NOEM, et al., MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 Respondents.

18 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Court has reviewed the Petition (Dkt. 1), the 19 objections to the initial Report and Recommendation of the United States 20 Magistrate Judge (Dkt. 25), and the Final Report and Recommendation of the 21 United States Magistrate Judge (Dkt. 26). The Court has engaged in a de novo 22 review of the issues raised in the objections. The Court accepts the final report, 23 findings, and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge.1 24 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: As a federal prisoner proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Petitioner is not 26 required to obtain a certificate of appealability in order to appeal to the United States 27 Court of Appeals in this case. See Harrison v. Ollison, 519 F.3d 952, 958 (9th Cir. 2008).

1 1. The Petition is granted as to Grounds One and Two.

2 2. Grounds Three and Four of the Petition, regarding possible removal to | third country, are dismissed as unripe.

4 3. Respondents shall immediately release Petitioner Michael Zimran | from custody subject to the order of supervision that governed his release prior to | his June 2, 2025 detention.

7 4. Respondents are enjoined and restrained from re-detaining Petitioner || unless and until they follow the procedures set forth in 8 C.F.R. §§ 241.4(/) and | 241.13q).

10 5. Within seven (7) days of the date of this order, Respondents shall file | astatus report regarding Petitioner’s custody status.

13 | DATED: January 21, 2026 14 = "oN JOHN F. WALTER ITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE