Deshawn Thomas v. Charles Daniel, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada dismissed Deshawn Thomas’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus without prejudice as moot after respondents reported that Thomas had died. The court directed the Clerk to close the case and enter judgment.

Holdings

1. A petitioner’s death, which ends the detention challenged in a habeas action, renders the petition moot because the action no longer presents a live case or controversy.
2. The moot habeas petition should be dismissed without prejudice, the case closed, and judgment entered accordingly.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the petition for a writ of habeas corpus became moot upon petitioner’s death.
2. Whether the court should dismiss the moot habeas petition without prejudice and close the case.

Disposition

dismissed