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Henri Giovani Morales Jimenez v. Christopher Shanahan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Federal district courts · NY · · order
On 2026-05-13, in Henri Giovani Morales Jimenez v. Christopher Shanahan, the Eastern District of New York denied habeas relief and admonished counsel for briefing that relied on an abrogated decision and a nonexistent case. Counsel filed a petition using unsupported or inaccurate legal authorities.
- Disposition
- The habeas petition was denied and the court noted counsel’s reliance on abrogated and nonexistent authority.
- Recorded conduct
- Counsel relied on abrogated authority and at least one nonexistent case in a habeas filing. The court denied relief and imposed no citation-related sanction. — outcome: noted, no consequence; actor: lawyer
- Canonical record
- Incident tracker entry — verified outcome, regulator disposition and related rules
What the court wrote
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And she relied on an abrogated Supreme Court case and at least one nonexistent case. It was always going to be difficult for petitioner to prevail, but at least he would've had the benefit of liberal construction had he proceeded pro HENRI GIOVANI MORALES JIMENEZ, Petitioner, v...., Slip Copy (2026) se.Individualsinpetitioner'spositionneedzealousadvocates, not“cut-and-pastelawyering.”TubaPullav.Lyons,No.1:26- cv-2682, 2026 WL 906251, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 1, 2026). CONCLUSION *4 For the reasons set forth above, the habeas petition is denied. SO ORDERED. Dated: Brooklyn, New York May 12, 2026 All Citations Slip Copy, 2026 WL 1309291 Footnotes 1 Petitioner also argues, in only conclusory terms, that his detention violates the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (“TVPA”) and the “Flores Settlement.” The TVPA has no bearing on the lawfulness of petitioner's detention, as the relevant portions apply only to individuals under the age of 18, and petitioner was 35 when last taken into custody. See 8 U.S.C.
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