Castillo v. Johnson

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California denied Jose L. Castillo’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging his pretrial detention as moot. The court concluded that Castillo’s release on bond eliminated the live case or controversy and denied the accompanying motions, closing the matter without prejudice.

Holdings

1. Because Castillo had been released from federal custody, he was no longer a pretrial detainee subject to the challenged detention, and his petition no longer presented a live case or controversy under Article III.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Castillo's § 2241 challenge to his federal pretrial detention remained a live case or controversy after he was released on bond.
2. Whether the petition and accompanying motions should be denied as moot.

Disposition

dismissed