Free Order on Motion to Change Venue/Transfer Case - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 John Ashcroft, et al., 13 Respondents. 14 15 Pursuant to the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-13, § 106, enacted on May 11, 16 2005, the district court shall transfer the case, or the part of the case that challenges a final 17 administrative order of removal, deportation, or exclusion, to the court of appeals for the 18 circuit in which a petition for review could have been properly filed. Here, Petitioner 19 challenges a final administrative order of removal and therefore transfer to the Ninth Circuit 20 is appropriate. 21 Accordingly, 22 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED Petitioner's motion to transfer to the Ninth Circuit Court 23 of Appeals is granted. (Dkt. #20). 24 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Respondent's motion to transfer to the Ninth Circuit 25 Court of Appeals is granted. (Dkt. #21). 26 27 28
Case 2:04-cv-00066-MHM Document 22 Filed 08/04/2005 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Laura Mesa-Valdez, Petitioner, vs.

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No. CIV 04-0066-PHX-MHM (ECV) ORDER

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of Court to transfer the remaining claims contained within the instant Petition to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. DATED this 2nd day of August, 2005.

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