a UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION

MANNA MASSAQUOI #A057-743-631, CIVIL DOCKET NO. 1:25-CV-00371 Petitioner SEC P

VERSUS JUDGE DRELL

U S IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES ENFORCEMENT, Respondent

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

filed by pro se Petitioner Manna Massaquoi (“Massaquoi”). Massaquoi is an immigration detainee at the LaSalle ICE Processing Center in Jena, Louisiana. He challenges the legality of his continued detention. Because Massaquoi’s Petition is duplicative, it should be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. I. Background Massaquoi’s Petition was transferred to this Court from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. ECF No. 5. The Petition is identical to the Petition filed in this Court in Docket No. 1:25-CV-120. II. Law and Analysis A complaint that duplicates claims asserted in an earlier case may be summarily dismissed. ,

(5th Cir. 1993); ,

(5th Cir. 1989), ,

(1989). This principle applies to petitions for writ of habeas corpus. , 6:20-CV-251,

, at *1 (E.D. Tex. 2020),

,

(E.D. Tex. 2020); ,

(N.D. Tex. 2003); ,

(N.D. Tex. 2006). Therefore, Massaquoi’s habeas Petition should be dismissed as duplicative. III. Conclusion Because Massaquoi’s Petition is duplicative, IT IS RECOMMENDED that the

Petition be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Under

(b)(1)(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), a party may file written objections to this Report and Recommendation within 14 days of service, unless the Court grants an extension of time to file objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b). A party may also respond to another party’s objections to this Report and Recommendation within 14 days of service of those objections, again unless the Court grants an extension of time to file a response to objections.

No other briefs may be filed without leave of court, which will only be granted for good cause. A party’s failure to timely file written objections to this Report and Recommendation will bar a party from later challenging factual or legal conclusions adopted by the District Judge, except if the challenge asserts “plain error.” SIGNED on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

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