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Nature of Suit Code: 463
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Napoleon Gebrewold, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

Katrina Kane, et al., 

Respondents. 

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No. CV 12-00559-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus (doc. 1),

petitioner's motion for preliminary injunction (doc. 2), respondents' motion to dismiss for

mootness (doc. 14), and the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate

Judge recommending denial of petitioner's petition (doc. 17).

 Petitioner is a citizen of Ethiopia and a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

He was convicted of possession of a controlled substance in 2010. An immigration judge

determined that this conviction subjected petitioner to mandatory detention and he was not

eligible for a bond hearing. Petitioner filed his petition seeking immediate release from

immigration custody or a custody redetermination hearing before a neutral magistrate with

the authority to grant bond. He also filed a motion for preliminary injunction seeking an

order enjoining his detention pending resolution of his petition. On July 10, 2012, an

immigration judge granted petitioner relief from removal and he was released from custody

that day. The government moves to dismiss on grounds of mootness. The magistrate judge

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ordered petitioner to file a response to the motion to dismiss, but the order mailed to

petitioner was returned as unclaimed. Petitioner did not file a response to the motion to

dismiss or the Report and Recommendation.

An action is moot "when the issues presented are no longer live or the parties lack a

legally cognizable interest in the outcome." Lee v. Schmidt-Wenzel, 766 F.2d 1387, 1389

(9th Cir. 1985) (quotation omitted). The court agrees with the magistrate judge's

determination that because petitioner has been granted the relief he requested, this action is

moot.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED accepting the recommendation of the magistrate

judge (doc. 17) and DENYING the petition for writ of habeas corpus on grounds of

mootness (doc. 1).

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING respondents' motion to dismiss on grounds of

mootness (doc. 14).

IT IS ORDERED DENYING petitioner's motion for preliminary injunction as moot

(doc. 2).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED DENYING a certificate of appealability and leave

to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

DATED this 28th day of August, 2012.

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