Summary
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia adopted a magistrate judge’s proposed findings and recommendation concerning Paul Casto’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition. The court found the petition moot because Casto received the requested early-release time and transfer to prerelease custody, denied the petition as moot, and dismissed the matter.
Court
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Decision date
December 15, 2025
Docket number
5:24-cv-446
Disposition
dismissed
Questions Presented
- Whether Casto's § 2241 petition was moot because he had received the relief sought.
- Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's PF&R when no objections were filed.
Holdings
- The petition was moot because Casto had received all eligible early-release time and had been transferred to prerelease custody, which provided the relief sought.
- When no timely objections are filed to a magistrate judge's proposed findings and recommendation, the district court need not conduct de novo review of the unobjected-to factual or legal conclusions, and the failure to object waives de novo review and the right to appeal the district court's order on those matters.
Court Document
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