Filed Date: May 11, 2020
Closed Date: June 8, 2020
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On May 11, an individual held at the Orion Residential Reentry Center filed a pro se action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiff brought this action brought this action as a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. under § 2241, an injunctive action, and as a declaratory action under § 2201-02. Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that his Eighth Amendment rights had been violated because his continued confinement posed an unconstitutional risk on his life and health, and that the defendants failure to provide access to basic medical care and personal protective equipment amounted to cruel and unusual punishment due to lack of social distancing and reasonable precautions against COVID-19.
The plaintiff requested immediate release with a reduction of his sentence to time-served with no modification in the term of supervised release, such that the plaintiff may be housed at his own residence. The case was assigned to District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew then referred to Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott. The following day, the case was reassigned to Judge Cormac J. Carney.
On May 27, the defendants sought to dismiss the case. The district court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss on June 8, holding that the plaintiff's claims were not cognizable under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the plaintiffs' request for compassionate release. The court found that the request could only be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the original sentencing court.
Summary Authors
Averyn Lee (6/15/2020)
Chandler Hart-McGonigle (11/2/2020)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17147300/parties/daniel-sweeney-v-juan-herrera/
Carney, Cormac J. (California)
Castillo, Pedro V. (California)
Fox, Brandon D (California)
Hanna, Nicola T. (California)
Har, Susan S. (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17147300/daniel-sweeney-v-juan-herrera/
Last updated April 23, 2025, 8:28 a.m.
State / Territory: California
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Key Dates
Filing Date: May 11, 2020
Closing Date: June 8, 2020
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
An individual held at the Orion Residential Reentry Centre seeking release due to COVID-19 concerns
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Residential Relocation Manager of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal
Regional Reentry Administrator , Federal
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2253; 2254; 2255
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)
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Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Sanitation / living conditions
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