Completed
Case Information
Filed: May 15, 2026
Assigned to:
Cathy Ann Bencivengo
Referred to:
Michelle M. Pettit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241fd Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
Completed: May 22, 2026
Last Activity:
May 22, 2026
Parties:
View All Parties →
Docket Entries
#1
May 15, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Alvaro Matias Grosso. (Attachments: # 1 Habeas Petition Attachment, # 2 Envelope) (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 5/18/2026.] (Entered: 05/15/2026)
Main Document:
PETITION
#2
May 15, 2026
Case transferred in from District of Rhode Island; Case Number 1:26-cv-00310. Original file received electronically (Entered: 05/18/2026)
Main Document:
Case Transferred In - District Transfer (Electronic Transfers Only)
#3
May 15, 2026
Chief District Judge Cynthia Bashant and Magistrate Judge Steve B. Chu assigned to transfer case from District of Rhode Island. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(no document attached) (ggv) (Entered: 05/18/2026)
May 15, 2026
TEXT ORDER: Alvaro Matias Grosso has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in which he asserts that he is currently detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. ECF No. 1 at 2. As such, the District of Rhode Island does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate this matter. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004) ("The plain language of the habeas statute... confirms the general rule that for core habeas petitions challenging present physical confinement, jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement."); Thompson v. Barr, 959 F.3d 476, 491 (1st Cir. 2020) (transferring a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to the district where petitioner was confined). This case shall be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Southern California in San Diego. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 5/15/2026. (Jackson, Ryan) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 5/18/2026.]
May 15, 2026
Case assigned to Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Amy E. Moses. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) [Transferred from Rhode Island on 5/18/2026.]
May 18, 2026
Electronic Transfer In
#4
May 19, 2026
MINUTE ORDER OF TRANSFER. Chief District Judge Cynthia Bashant, Magistrate Judge Steve B. Chu is no longer assigned. Case reassigned to Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo and Magistrate Judge Michelle M. Pettit for all further proceedings. The new case number is 26cv3082-CAB-MMP..(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)( related case 26cv396)(no document attached) (jmo) (Entered: 05/19/2026)
May 19, 2026
Order of Judge Transfer
Parties
Party
Party
Party
Attorney
Attorney
Attorney
Firm