Moran v. Bondi
- 3:25-cv-08354
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Darwin-Alexander Moran v. Pamela Bondi, the court transferred the detention challenge to the Southern District of California.
Darwin-Alexander Moran’s detention case is affected because it was transferred from the Northern District of California to the Southern District of California; Pamela Bondi is the named respondent.
What happened
Darwin-Alexander Moran v. Pamela Bondi concerns Moran’s challenge to his detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Imperial County.
Because Moran was detained there when he filed the petition, and the facility is in the Southern District of California, the court transferred the action to that district.
The court ordered the Clerk to transfer the case immediately; the judge’s name is not clearly readable in the provided opinion text.
The detailed version
- Moran v. Bondi · No. 3:25-cv-08354
- Oct. 2, 2025
Background
Darwin-Alexander Moran filed a petition challenging his detention by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Imperial County. The opinion states that Moran was detained there when he filed the petition.
Ruling
The court determined that the facility is in the Southern District of California and transferred the action to that district. The order cites 28 U.S.C. §§ 84(d), 1404(a), and 2241(a), as well as a Ninth Circuit decision. It directed the Clerk to transfer the action immediately.
Effect
The order changes the federal district handling the case from the Northern District of California to the Southern District of California. It does not state a ruling on the merits of Moran’s detention challenge. The judge’s name is not clearly readable in the provided signature block.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.