Rutilio Rosales Barrera v. Christopher Bullock

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee granted the Government’s motion to dismiss a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition after the petitioner was deported to Mexico. The court denied the petition and the petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction as moot because the requested relief could no longer be granted.

Holdings

1. Petitioner's habeas petition became moot because, after his deportation, the Court could no longer grant the requested release or bond-hearing relief, and a decision on the merits would lack any practical effect.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Petitioner's § 2241 habeas petition seeking release or an individualized bond hearing became moot after Petitioner was deported from the United States.
2. Whether the Government's motion to dismiss should be granted and Petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction denied as moot.

Disposition

dismissed