Case 2:18-mj-00152-EFB Document 6 Filed 08/15/18 Page 1 of 32 1 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT United States Attorney 2 AUDREY B. HEMESATH HEIKO P. COPPOLA 3 Assistant United States Attorneys 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 4 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 554-2700 5 CHRISTOPHER J. SMITH 6 Acting Associate Director 7 JOHN D. RIESENBERG Trial Attorney 8 Office of International Affairs Criminal Division 9 U.S. Department of Justice 1301 New York Avenue NW 10 Washington, D.C. 20530 11 Telephone: (202) 514-0000 12 Attorneys for Plaintiff 13 United States of America 14 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 15 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 16 17 IN THE MATTER OF 18 THE EXTRADITION OF OMAR AMEEN CASE NO. 2:18-MJ-0152 EFB 19 20 21 22 MEMORANDUM OF EXTRADITION LAW AND REQUEST 23 FOR DETENTION PENDING EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS 24 25 26 27 28 Case 2:18-mj-00152-EFB Document 6 Filed 08/15/18 Page 2 of 32 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ..........................................................................................................1 3 II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS ...................................................2 4 A. The limited role of the Court in extradition proceedings. ....................................................2 5 B. The Requirements for Certification .....................................................................................3 6 1. Authority Over the Proceedings ...........................................................................3 7 2. Jurisdiction Over the Fugitive ..............................................................................4 8 3. Treaty in Full Force and Effect ............................................................................4 9 4. Crimes covered by the treaty. ...............................................................................4 10 5. Probable cause that the fugitive has committed the offense. .............................5 11 C. An extradition hearing follows unique procedures. .............................................................6 12 D. Rule of Non-Inquiry .............................................................................................................8 13 III. AMEEN CANNOT OVERCOME THE STRONG PRESUMPTION AGAINST BAIL IN INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS AND IS BOTH A 14 DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY AND A FLIGHT RISK .........................................................8 15 A. Ameen cannot overcome the presumption against bail. ......................................................9 16 1. Ameen cannot demonstrate special circumstances. ..........................................10 17 2. Ameen is a danger to the community. ................................................................11 18 a. Ameen’s History as a Member of AQI and ISIS ...................................11 19 b. Warrants in Iraq ......................................................................................15 20 c. Misrepresentations in Refugee Application...........................................16 21 d. Return to Iraq and Murder of Ihsan......................................................20 22 e. Immigration to the United States ...........................................................24 23 3. Ameen is a flight risk. ..........................................................................................25 24 IV. CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................26 25 26 27 28 REQUEST FOR DETENTION i Case 2:18-mj-00152-EFB Document 6 Filed 08/15/18 Page 3 of 32 1 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 2 Page 3 Cases 4 Artukovic v. Rison, 784 F.2d 1354 (9th Cir. 1986) ............................................................................................................ 5, 6 5 Barapind v. Reno, 6 225 F.3d 1100 (9th Cir. 2000) ............................................................................................................ 2, 3 7 Bingham v. Bradley, 241 U.S. 511 (1916) ................................................................................................................................ 7 8 Caplan v. Vokes, 9 649 F.2d 1336 (9th Cir. 1981) ................................................................................................................ 6 10 Charlton v. Kelly, 229 U.S. 447 (1913) ............................................................................................................................ 3, 7 11 Clarey v. Gregg, 12 138 F.3d 764 (9th Cir. 1998) .................................................................................................................. 5 13 Collins v. Loisel, 259 U.S. 309 (1922) ........................................................................................................................ 5, 6, 7 14 Collins v. Loisel, 15 262 U.S. 426 (1923) ................................................................................................................................ 7 16 Cucuzzella v. Keliikoa, 638 F.2d 105 (9th Cir. 1981) .................................................................................................................. 5 17 Emami v. U.S. Dist. Ct., 18 834 F.2d 1444 (9th Cir. 1987) ................................................................................................................ 6 19 Factor v. Laubenheimer, 290 U.S. 276 (1933) ............................................................................................................................ 4, 5 20 Gerstein v. Pugh, 21 420 U.S. 103 (1975) ................................................................................................................................ 6 22 Grin v. Shine, 187 U.S. 181 (1902) ................................................................................................................................ 5 23 Hooker v. Klein, 24 573 F.2d 1360 (9th Cir. 1978) ................................................................................................................ 7 25 In re Extradition of Howard, 996 F.2d 1320 (1st Cir. 1993) ................................................................................................................. 4 26 In re Extradition of Orozco, 27 268 F. Supp. 2d 1115 (D. Ariz. 2003) .................................................................................................. 11 28 REQUEST FOR DETENTION ii Case 2:18-mj-00152-EFB Document 6 Filed 08/15/18 Page 4 of 32 1 In re Extradition of Wadge, 15 F. 864 (S.D.N.Y. 1883) ...................................................................................................................... 7 2 In re Kaine, 3 55 U.S. 103 (1852) .................................................................................................................................. 8 4 In re Mitchell, 171 F. 289 (S.D.N.Y. 1909) .................................................................................................................... 8 5 Jhirad v. Ferrandina, 6 536 F.2d 478 (2d Cir. 1976).................................................................................................................. 25 7 Kamrin v. United States, 725 F.2d 1225 (9th Cir. 1984) ...................................................................................................... 6, 8, 10 8 Koskotas v. Roche, 9 931 F.2d 169 (1st Cir. 1991) ................................................................................................................... 8 10 Manta v. Chertoff, 518 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir. 2008) ................................................................................................................ 3 11 Martinez v. United States, 12 828 F.3d 451 (6th Cir. 2016) .................................................................................................................. 5 13 Matter of the Extradition of Antonowitz, 244 F. Supp. 3d 1066 (C.D. Cal. 2017) ................................................................................................ 11 14 Matter of the Extradition of Beresford-Redman, 15 753 F. Supp. 2d 1078 (C.D. Cal. 2010) ................................................................................................ 10 16 Matter of the Extradition of Garcia, 615 F. Supp. 2d 162 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)..................................................................................................... 9 17 Matter of the Requested Extradition of Kirby, 18 106 F.3d 855 (9th Cir. 1996) .............................................................................................................. 4, 9 19 Matter of the Extradition of Kraiselburd, 786 F.2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1986) ................................................................................................................ 7 20 Matter of the Extradition of Kyung Joon Kim, 21 2004 WL 5782517 (C.D. Cal. July 1, 2004) ......................................................................................... 11 22 Matter of the Extradition of Mainero, 950 F. Supp. 290 (S.D. Cal. 1996) ........................................................................................................ 10 23 Matter of the Extradition of Mathison, 24 974 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (D. Or. 2013) ....................................................................................................... 7 25 Matter of the Extradition of Martinelli Berrocal, 263 F. Supp. 3d 1280 (S.D. Fla. 2017) ............................................................................................. 9, 11 26 Matter of the Extradition of Nacif–Borge, 27 829 F. Supp.