IN RE: JEFF CRAWFORD, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 3:26cv309 JEFF CRAWFORD, ef ai., Respondents.

MEMORANDUM OPINION The Court has received a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed on behalf of Petitioner, challenging his immigration detention. (‘“Petition,” ECF No. 1.) Adrienne Slater, filed the Petition for Petitioner, purportedly as a “next friend.” Petitioner did not sign any of the submissions.

Rule 2(c)(5) of the Rules Governing §2254 Cases requires that petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 “be signed under penalty of perjury by the petitioner or by a person authorized to sign it for the petitioner under 28 U.S.C. § 2242.” Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in U.S. District Courts, Rule 2(c)(5).! The Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 2(c) explain: “The Committee envisions that the courts will apply third-party, or ‘next-friend,’ standing analysis in deciding whether the signer was actually authorized to sign the petition on behalf of the petitioner.” Jd, Advisory Committee Notes, 2004 Amend. “[A] next friend does not himself become a party to the habeas corpus action in which he participates, but simply pursues the cause ' Rule 1(b) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases permits this Court to apply the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases to petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Rule 1(b), Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; see Aguayo v. Harvey, 476 F.3d 971, 976 (D.C. Cir. 2007). onb ehoathfl edf e tapienrewsdho rone ,m airnespa altri htineyn teHraemsvdtR.i.u "m sfeld, 5F9.6830,(d34 Ctih2r 0.0 (2s)o me qiunottaemtrnaiaroolknm s i t(tqeudoW)th iintgvm .o re Arkan4s9aU5s. ,1S 4.19 6,(3 1 99"0[)T)a].vh aei loanfbe ifrxlitie stntyda nadasin an vge nue infetdoe croauilsrs tt r liicmtilItyde .d ." Toe sta"bnlefrixisteh sn tda"n (d1ti)hn" egn ,ef xrtim eunspdrt o vainad dee quate explanaatsii noanc-cseumsceshni itbnaicllo imtpyoe,rot tehdneicrse a,b itlhrieet ayl- wphartyy iinn tcearneanspotpt oe nhar i osw bne htapolr fo stehcaeuc tt"eia on(nd2t, )h" en efrxite nd" musatle ssot atbhlhaieit"s s truh l y detdtoih bceea istntet deo rtfeh pseet rsos nwo hno bseeh alf hes eetklosi tiangdha at"seas " i gnirfieclaantwtii ottnhhrse ehp aialpri tinyn teIrdea.6st 0t 3.-" 04( soimnet eqrnuaoltm aatriokomsni t(tqeudoW)th iintgm4 o9Ur5.e aS,1t. 6 3-"6T4h)e. buridosent n h nee frxite cnlde taeors ltya tbhpleri osphor hfii sestt ayant dtu hse jruesbttyhi efy jurisodtfih cceot uriItod.na."6 t 0 (3s oimnet eqrnuaoltm aatriokomsni t(tqeudoW)th iintgm ore, 49U5. aS1t.6 4).

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Accordingly, the Petition (ECF No. 1) will be DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and the action will be DISMISSED.

Nevertheless, in order to expedite any further § 2241 petition filed by Petitioner himself, the Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Memorandum Opinion, Order, and a standardized form for filing a § 2241 petition to Petitioner at the Farmville Detention Center.’ If Petitioner wishes to pursue a § 2241 petition, he should complete and return the form to the Court.

Petitioner must sign the form himself. Any § 2241 petition will be opened as a new civil action.

An appropriate Final Order shall accompany this Memorandum Opinion.

Date: la | 2Le M. Hanna Cc Richmond, Virginia Chief United/States District Judge > The Court should mail this Memorandum Opinion and Order and a standardized § 2241 petition form to Petitioner at the Farmville Detention Center with the “A” number, “035362948.” (See ECF No. 1, at 1.)