Summary
The document is a Report and Recommendation addressing Kaleb Merritt’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition seeking transfer to a halfway house. Because Merritt was released from Bureau of Prisons custody, the court recommends dismissing the petition as moot and closing the case, with prejudice, because no effective habeas relief or redressable collateral injury remains.
Holdings
- The petition became moot because Merritt's release eliminated any habeas relief the court could provide.
Questions Presented
- Whether Merritt's § 2241 petition became moot after the Bureau of Prisons released him from custody.
- Whether any continuing collateral injury or consequence preserved a live case or controversy after his release.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (9)
- Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 7 (1998)(followed)
- Burkey v. Marberry, 556 F.3d 142, 147-51 (3d Cir. 2009)(followed)
- Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp., 494 U.S. 472, 477-78 (1990)(followed)
- Keitel v. Mazurkiewicz, 729 F.3d 278, 280 (3d Cir. 2013)(followed)
- Killian v. FCI-Allenwood, 2018 WL 2292757, at *1 (M.D. Pa. May 18, 2018)(followed)
- Scott v. Schuykill FCT, 298 F. App'x 202, 204 (3d Cir. 2008)(followed)
- United States v. Cepero, 224 F.3d 256, 264-65 (3d Cir. 2000)(followed)
- Gonzalez v. Thaler, 565 U.S. 134 (2012)(noted)
- Brightwell v. Lehman, 637 F.3d 187, 193 n.7 (8th Cir. 2011)(followed)
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