Alan Woolsey v. Warden Washington

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama dismissed Alan Woolsey’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition without prejudice as moot after his transfer from federal prison to supervised release. The court also denied as moot his motion for an extension of time to file a reply and cancelled the scheduled evidentiary hearing.

Holdings

1. A § 2241 petition seeking transfer-related custody relief is moot when the petitioner has been transferred to prerelease custody and supervised release, leaving the court unable to provide meaningful relief.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Woolsey's § 2241 petition seeking application of First Step Act and Second Chance Act credits became moot after his transfer to prerelease custody and supervised release.
2. Whether Woolsey's pending motion for an extension of time to file a reply brief and the scheduled evidentiary hearing should be denied or cancelled as moot.

Disposition

dismissed