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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUI-WON, CHONG,

Petitioner,

CASE NO. 06CV1598 WQH (AJB)

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION AS

vs. MOOT

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,

Respondents.

HAYES, Judge:

On August 11, 2006, Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner alleged that he had been subject to a final order of removal since March 22,

2005, and that his continued detention beyond the presumptively reasonable period of six months was

unlawful. After denying Petitioner’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Petitioner paid the

requisite filing fee, and this Court issued on Order to Show Cause requiring Respondents to answer

the petition. (Doc. # 11). On February 21, 2007, Respondents answered the order to show cause by

filing a notice of removal (Doc. # 13). In the notice of removal, Respondents stated that Petitioner

had been removed to South Korea in December of 2006, and requested that the Petition (Doc. # 1) be

denied as moot.

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As Petitioner has been removed to South Korea, the Court concludes that Petitioner’s Petition

for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to § 2241 is moot. Accordingly, the Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus (Doc. # 1) is hereby DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 27, 2007

WILLIAM Q. HAYES

United States District Judge

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