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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VIOLENA FELIX-LEON,

Movant,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

Case No.: 3:16-cv-02202-BEN 

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ORDER DENYING AS MOOT 

MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE, 

OR CORRECT SENTENCE UNDER 

28 U.S.C. § 2255

On August 13, 2015, Movant Violena Felix-Leon was convicted and sentenced to 

57 months in custody for violating 21 U.S.C. §952, 960. Movant pleaded guilty pursuant 

to a plea agreement wherein she waived her right to collaterally attack her conviction and 

sentence. Notwithstanding her waiver, On August 30, 2016, Movant proceeding pro se 

filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct her Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

2255. (Docket No. 31.)1 In short, Movant’s motion asks the Court to vacate her 

sentence, grant her a minor role reduction, and re-sentence her accordingly; she did not 

challenge her conviction. Respondent, the United States (“the government”), filed a 

response, opposing the motion. 

 

1 All docket citations refer to the criminal case docket, No. 14-cr-03603-BEN-1.

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The Court takes judicial notice that on March 15, 2017, while Movant’s motion

was pending, she was released from the Bureau of Prisons’ (“BOP’s”) custody. See

Federal Bureau of Prisons Website, Inmate Locater Detail for Violena Felix-Leon, 

Register No. 48732-298, available at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/; Qureshi v. 

Sanders, 563 F. Supp. 2d 1154, 1156 n.2 (C.D. Cal. 2008) (taking judicial notice of 

BOP’s “Inmate Locator” website, which showed petitioner’s release from BOP’s 

custody). 

As a result, Movant’s motion is moot. See Aaron v. Pepperas, 790 F.2d 1360, 

1361-62 (9th Cir. 1986) (concluding petitioner’s habeas petition moot where petitioner 

has satisfied his sentence and “merely contests the imposition and duration of his 

sentence”). Therefore, Movant’s motion is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 10, 2018

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