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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 (federa

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

MIDDLE DIVISION

JAHED AHMED,

Petitioner,

v.

LORETTA LYNCH, et al.,

Respondents.

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Case No.: 4:16-cv-01324-KOB-SGC

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter is before the court on Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss as Moot filed December

12, 2016. (Doc. 6). In their motion, Respondents include the affidavit of Bryan Pitman, with the

Department of Homeland Security, indicating that ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations

removed Petitioner from the United States to Bangladesh on December 6, 2016. (Doc. 6-1). 

Respondents argue that, because ICE removed Petitioner from the United States and is no longer in

ICE custody, this case is due to be dismissed as moot. 

On August 15, 2016, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking an

immediate release from ICE custody. (Doc 1). Because Petitioner has been removed from the

United States and is no longer in ICE custody, the court can no longer provide meaningful relief and

finds that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is moot. See Nyaga v. Ashcroft, 323 F.3d 906, 913

(11th Cir. 2003) (“a case must be dismissed as moot if the court can no longer provide ‘meaningful

relief’”); see also Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 8 (1998) (once a habeas petitioner is released from

custody, he must demonstrate collateral consequences to avoid mootness doctrine). 

FILED

 2016 Dec-14 AM 10:35

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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Accordingly, the court finds that no exceptions to the mootness doctrine exist; that the

motion to dismiss is due to be granted; and that the habeas petition is due to be dismissed as moot. 

See Khader v. Holder, 843 F. Supp. 2d 1202 (N.D. Ala. 2011). 

The court will enter a separate Order in conformity with this Memorandum Opinion..

DONE and ORDERED this 14th day of December, 2016.

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 KARON OWEN BOWDRE

 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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