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Parties Involved:
Danny Lee Green
Appellant
Charles Maiorana
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-31171

Summary Calendar

DANNY LEE GREEN,

Petitioner-Appellant

v.

CHARLES MAIORANA,

Respondent-Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Louisiana

USDC No. 2:13-CV-812

Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Danny Lee Green, formerly federal prisoner # 10822-064, appeals the 

dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition in which he argued that he was 

deprived of his due process right to adequate notice of the charge against him

during a prison disciplinary proceeding. The district court denied his petition 

on the merits. 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

April 15, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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 Green was released from prison while the instant appeal was pending. 

An appeal is not moot simply because a § 2241 petitioner is no longer in 

custody. Brown v. Resor, 407 F.2d 281, 283 (5th Cir. 1969). However, an action 

is moot when the court cannot grant the relief requested by the moving party. 

See Bailey v. Southerland, 821 F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1987). 

Green’s petition does not challenge his conviction which carries collateral 

consequences even after release. See Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 7 (1998).

Instead, Green’s petition alleges purported errors that occurred after he was 

sentenced, for which he seeks the restoration of lost good time credit and 

restoration of his classification level. Because Green was released in January 

2015, this court can no longer provide him with that relief. See Bailey, 821 

F.2d at 278. Insofar as Green’s claim includes a request for expungement of 

the disciplinary charge from his record, this issue is similarly moot as he has 

not alleged any adverse consequences that will continue to flow from that 

violation. See id. at 279. Accordingly, Green’s appeal is DISMISSED as moot. 

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