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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZANG LOR,

Petitioner,

v.

TIMOTHY S. AIKEN, et al., Warden,

Respondents.

Case No. 15-cv-05336-VC (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

On November 10, 2015, Petitioner Zang Lor, a non-citizen who was detained by 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), filed this habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 

seeking relief from detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) on the ground that his removal was not 

reasonably foreseeable. On December 22, 2015, the Court issued an order for Respondents to 

show cause why the petition should not be granted. On February 19, 2016, Respondents filed a 

notice of suggestion of mootness with evidence showing that, on December 18, 2015, ICE 

released Lor from detention pending his removal from the United States and subject to an order of 

supervision. See Doc. 13, Ex. A, Order of Supervision. Respondents correctly argue that Lor’s 

release from immigration detention renders his petition moot. See Pitts v. Terrible Herbst, Inc.,

653 F.3d 1081, 1087 (9th Cir. 2011) (if events subsequent to filing complaint resolves parties’ 

dispute, case must be dismissed as moot); Mamigonian v. Biggs, 710 F.3d 936, 942 (9th Cir. 2013) 

(alien’s habeas petition challenging detention pending deportation rendered moot when she was 

released from custody). Federal courts lack authority to decide moot cases. Pitts, 653 F.3d at 

1087.

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Therefore, this petition is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The Clerk shall issue a 

separate judgment and close the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

April 12, 2016

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