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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

MIDDLE DIVISION

CHARLES PRATT, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. ) 4:15-CV-00888-LSC-JEO

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JEFFERSON S. DUNN, Commissioner of )

the Alabama Department of Corrections, )

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Respondent. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is a habeas corpus case filed, through counsel, by Charles Pratt, an Alabama state

prisoner, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Pratt’s petition seeks relief under Miller v.

Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012), and Montgomery v. Louisiana, 135 S. Ct. 1546 (2015), arguing that

his constitutional rights were violated because he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the

possibility of parole for a homicide committed before age 18, without being given an individualized

sentencing hearing to determine if he should be eligible for parole. (Doc. 1). Pratt’s counsel,

however, has now informed the court that Pratt died on February 18, 2016. (Doc. 7). That renders

this habeas action moot. See Bruno v. Secretary, Fla. DOC, 700 F.3d 445 (11th Cir. 2012). A

separate final order of dismissal will be entered. 

FILED

 2016 Apr-12 PM 03:03

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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Done this 12 day of April 2016. th

 

L. Scott Coogler 

United States District Judge

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