Rajat Rajat v. Tonya Andrews

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RAJAT RAJAT, No. 1:26-cv-0193 DAD CKD P 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER TONYA ANDREWS, 15 Respondent.

17 Petitioner, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee currently representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner paid the filing fee.

20 The court has conducted a preliminary review of the petition pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 22541 and notes it states petitioner lacks access to counsel. The court would consider appointing counsel if petitioner is indigent. See 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); Weygandt v. Look, 718 F.2d 952, 954 (9th Cir. 1983). Accordingly, petitioner will be provided the opportunity to submit the appropriate affidavit in support of any optional request to proceed in forma pauperis to demonstrate indigency.

27 1 Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing Habeas Corpus Cases Under Section 2254 allows a district court to apply any or all of the rules to other types of habeas corpus petitions including § 2241 petitions.

1 In accordance with the above, IT IS ORDERED that: 2 1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis 3 form used by this district.

4 2. Petitioner may optionally submit an affidavit in support of a request to proceed in 5 forma pauperis within 21 days.

6 | Dated: January 15, 2026 ; aie } Kt | / p , {a ie 8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE || 8xaja0193.101a.imm 1]