Parrales-Mero v. Warden at FCI Mendota

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ordered Petitioner Ronald Fabian Parrales-Mero to show cause why his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition should not be dismissed as moot. The petition challenged the Bureau of Prisons’ denial of First Step Act earned time credits based on an immigration detainer, but the court determined that Petitioner’s release from custody appeared to eliminate the requested relief.

Holdings

1. A federal prisoner challenging the manner, location, or conditions of sentence execution, including the Bureau of Prisons' calculation of sentencing credits, may proceed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in the district of confinement.
2. The petition appeared moot because petitioner had been released from custody and the court could no longer award the requested earned-time credits to permit early release.
3. Before dismissing the petition for mootness, the court required petitioner to show cause within 21 days why the action should not be dismissed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether a federal prisoner's challenge to the Bureau of Prisons' calculation or denial of First Step Act earned time credits is properly brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
2. Whether the petition became moot when petitioner was released from custody and the court could no longer grant the requested earned-time-credit relief.
3. Whether the court should dismiss the petition immediately or first provide petitioner an opportunity to show cause why dismissal for mootness is unwarranted.

Disposition

other