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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIANNA CONTORELLI,

Petitioner,

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SHELIA A. CLARK, Warden,

Respondents. 

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No. C 07-4522 JF (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner, a federal prisoner incarcerated in Dublin, California, filed this pro se

habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging the execution of her

federal sentence. She has paid the filing fee. 

BACKGROUND

In 2004, petitioner was convicted of drug trafficking offenses in the United States

District Court for the Southern District of California. On February 9, 2006, she was

sentenced to 53 months in federal prison, and her projected release date is July 27, 2008. 

Pursuant to Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") regulations, codified at 28 C.F.R. §§ 570.20 and

570.21, allowing her transfer to a Community Corrections Center ("CCC") when ten

percent of her sentence remains, BOP officials have designated her for placement at a

CCC on March 10, 2008. Plaintiff claims she was entitled to placement in a CCC sooner,

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As noted, her sentence expires on July 27, 2008.

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on January 27, 2008. 

DISCUSSION

This Court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus "in behalf of a person

in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in

custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States." 28

U.S.C. § 2254(a); Rose v. Hodges, 423 U.S. 19, 21 (1975). A district court shall "award

the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should not

be granted, unless it appears from the application that the applicant or person detained is

not entitled thereto." 28 U.S.C. § 2243. 

Petitioner claims she is entitled to serve up to six months of her sentence at a CCC,

beginning as early as January 27, 2008, instead of the four and one half months the BOP

has allotted to her. The petition indicates that she was transferred to a CCC on March 10,

2008, where she is now serving the remainder of her sentence.1

 Article III, § 2, of the

Constitution requires the existence of a case or controversy through all stages of federal

judicial proceedings. This means that, throughout the litigation, the plaintiff "must have

suffered, or be threatened with, an actual injury traceable to the defendant and likely to be

redressed by a favorable judicial decision." Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp., 494 U.S.

472, 477 (1990). Here, the relief petitioner seeks is an order to the BOP to “consider the

appropriateness of transferring the petitioner to a community confinement center” earlier

than March 10, 2008. However, now that March 10, 2008 has passed and Petitioner has

commenced her stay at the CCC, no further relief can be provided to Petitioner by the

BOP or by the Court based on the claims set forth in the petition. As a result, even if

Petitioner could demonstrate that she suffered an injury, the petition is now moot because

there is no relief that can be provided to Petitioner for such injury. Accordingly, the

petition will be dismissed.

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CONCLUSION

The petition for writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED as moot. 

The Clerk shall terminate any pending motions and close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 3/14/08 JEREMY FOGEL

 United States District Judge

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A copy of this ruling was mailed to the following:

Dianna Contorelli

41218-179 

Federal Prison Camp 

5675 8th Street-Camp Parks 

Dublin, CA 94568 

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