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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 28:2241fd Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAFAEL CORRIOSO MENDOZA,

Petitioner,

v.

FRED FIGUEROA, Warden, et al.,

Respondents.

Case No.: 18cv149-LAB (NLS)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking release pending 

his removal to Cuba. The Court screened the petition and ordered the government 

to respond within 35 days, which it failed to do. However, mail directed to Petitioner 

was returned as undeliverable, and Petitioner did not inform the Court of his new 

address, and he has filed nothing since then. Under Civil Local Rule 83.11(b), the 

petition was subject to dismissal for failure to prosecute. 

The government eventually filed its response, informing the Court that 

Petitioner had been released on June 7, 2018. Because this was the only relief he 

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was seeking, his petition has become moot. This action is therefore DISMISSED 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE, BUT WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND, as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 19, 2019

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

United States District Judge

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