Michael Jamal Tucker v. FCI Beckley Warden

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia adopted a magistrate judge’s proposed findings and recommendation and dismissed Michael Jamal Tucker’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 as moot. The dismissal was based on Tucker’s release from custody, and no objections were filed to the proposed findings and recommendation.

Holdings

1. The district court was not required to conduct de novo review of the magistrate judge's factual or legal conclusions because Petitioner filed no timely objections.
2. The petition was moot because Petitioner had been released from custody, and the action was dismissed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the § 2241 habeas petition was moot after Petitioner was released from custody.
2. Whether the district court was required to conduct de novo review of the magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendation when no objections were filed.

Disposition

dismissed