Summary
The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendation and dismissed April Nesbitt’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition as moot. The court removed the matter from its active docket and denied a certificate of appealability.
Holdings
- The court adopted the magistrate judge's Findings and Recommendation and dismissed the plaintiff's § 2241 habeas petition as moot.
- The court denied a certificate of appealability because the governing standard was not satisfied.
Questions Presented
- Whether the plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 should be dismissed as moot.
- Whether the plaintiff was entitled to a certificate of appealability.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (4)
- Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363 (4th Cir. 1989)(followed)
- Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003)(followed)
- Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000)(followed)
- Rose v. Lee, 252 F.3d 676, 683-84 (4th Cir. 2001)(followed)
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