# U ni te d S ta te s Co ur t of A pp ea ls For the Eig hth Circu it

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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Dis tri ct of Ne br as ka - Om ah a

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Su bm it te d: Apri l 1 8, 2 01 2 Fil ed : Au gu st 6, 2 01 2 [Un pu bl is he d]

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re LOKEN, COLLO TON, and SHEPHERD, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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PER CURI AM.

Ru do lp h Geo rg e St an ko ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t’s de ni al of hi s mo t io n to

m od ify th e co nd it io ns of hi s su pe rv is ed rel eas e. Bec au se th is m at te r is no w m oo t, we di sm is s t he ap pe al

.In Aug us t of 20 06
, St an ko was se n t e n c e d t o 72 m on th s im pr is on m en t to be fo ll owe d by 3 y ears of su pe rv is ed rel eas e fo r vi ol at in g 18 U.S.C. § 92 2( g) (p os se ss io n of a fir earm or am

m un it io n by a pr oh ib it ed pe rs on ). W hi le in carc erat ed at th e Bu reau of Pri so n’s faci li ty in Terre Hau te , I n d i a n a , S t a nk o fil ed a m ot io n wit h th e di st ric t

co ur t i n Neb ras ka , req ue st in g t ha t h e be ab le to se rv e hi s s up erv is ed rel eas e ti m e in
Mo nt an a, whe re so m e of hi s fam il y m em be rs res id e. In it ia ll y th e co ur t de ni ed th e

m ot io n, bu t su a sp on te reco ns id ered th e m ot io n and gr an te d it on Aug us t 19
, 20 10

. D es pi te th e or de r gr an ti ng St an ko ’s m ot io n, th e Neb ras ka di st ric t co ur t fai le d t o in it ia te th e tr an sf

er t o M on ta na at t ha t t im e.

A y ear la te r an d sh o r t l y b e f o r e hi s rel eas e, St an ko fil ed wit h th e Neb ras ka di st ric t cou rt an Aug us t 19
, 20 11 m ot io n to m od ify th e co nd it io ns of hi s su pe rv is ed

re l e a s e

. O n F rid ay , Sep te m be r 9, 20 11
, St an ko was rel eas ed

. He was di rect ed to
rep or t to th e pr ob at io n of

fic e on Mo nd ay , in Mi ss ou la
, Mo nt an a, an d he was pr ov id ed

a bu s ti ck et th at wou ld ha ve ta ke n hi m to Mi ss ou la by Su nd ay ev en in g. W he n St an ko arri ve d in Ch ic ag o, ho wev er, he ex ch an ge d th e ti ck et to Mi ss ou la fo r on e to Nor th Pl at te , Ne br as ka

. He ap pe ar e d i n t h e cl erk ’s o ffi ce in Nor th Pl at te on Mo nd ay an d th en rep or te d to th e pr ob at io n of fic e in Nor th Pl at te on Tue sd ay , Sep te m be r 13
, 20 11

.

Als o on th at Tue sd ay , th e Neb ras ka di st ric t co ur t fin al ly e n t e r ed it s or de r
tra ns ferr in g juri sd ic ti on of St an ko ’s su pe rv is ed rel eas e to Mo nt an a. Und er th e or de r,
tra ns fer wou ld oc cu r “ up on th at Co ur t’s [Dis tri ct of Mo nt an a] or de r of acce pt an ce of juri sd ic ti on .” On Sep te m be r 20
, 20 11
, th e di st ric t co ur t fo r Neb ras ka de ni ed St an ko ’s
req ue st fo r m od ifi cat io n of hi s su pe rv is ed rel eas e on th e gr ou nd s th at Neb ras k a n o lo ng er po ss es se d juri sd ic ti on be cau se th e cas e ha d bee n tran sf erre d. On Sept em

be r 21
, 20 11
, th e Dis tri ct of Mo nt an a en te red an or de r acce pt in g juri sd ic ti on of St an ko ’s

su pe rv is ed rel eas e.

St an ko was arre st ed fo r fai li ng to ap pe ar in th e Dis tri ct of Mo nt an a as or de red

. A m ag is tra te jud ge in Neb ras ka he ld an id en ti ty an d de te nt io n he ari ng on Sep te m be r

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, 20 11

. The m ag is tra te jud ge rel eas ed St an ko an d or de red hi m to ap pe ar be fo re a

jud ge in Mo nt an a o n Oct ob er 1 2, 2 01 1. As pa rt o f th e rel eas e or de r, th e m ag is tra te jud ge al so en te red co nd it io ns fo r St an ko to co m pl y wit h du rin g hi s rel eas e an d pr io r
to hi s ap pe aran ce in Mo nt an a. St an ko fil ed ob jecti on s to t h e rel eas e or de r, an d th e Neb ras ka di st ric t co ur t ov erru le d th os e ob jecti on s. St an ko ap pe al s th e de ni al of hi s

m ot io n to m od ify th e co nd it io ns o f h i s s u pe rv is ed rel eas e an d th e rel eas e or de r

en te red by the m ag is tra te jud ge

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Und er 18 U.S.C. § 36 05
, a di st ric t co ur t m ay tra ns fer juri sd ic ti on ov er a pe rs on

on su pe rv is ed rel eas e to an ot he r di st ric t co ur t wit h th e co nc ur ren ce of th at co ur t. 18 U.S.C. § 36 05

. W he n th at tra ns fer oc cu rs , th e co ur t to w h ic h juri sd ic ti on was
tra ns ferr ed is gi ve n th e au th or it y to ex erci se al l po wers ov er th e pe rs on pe rta in in g to th e mo d i f

i c a t i o n of a te rm of su pe rv is ed rel eas e un de r 18 U.S.C. § 35 83

. See 18 U.S.C. § 3 60 5.

St an ko is co rrec t th at on Sep te m be r 20
, 20 11
, whe n th e di st ric t co ur t in Neb ras ka en te red th e or de r de nyin g hi s m ot io n to m od ify th e su pe rv is e d r e l eas e

co nd it io ns pu rs ua nt to 18 U.S.C. § 35 83
, th e di st ric t co ur t erre d in co nc lu di ng th at it la ck ed juri sd ic ti on b ecau se , at th at ti m e, th e di st ric t co ur t in Mo nt an a ha d no t y et

co ns en te d t o t he tra ns fer o f juri sd ic ti on

.

Howev er, th is m at te r is no w m oo t. As of Sep te m be r 21
, 20 11
, th e di st ric t co ur t in Mo nt an a as su m ed juri sd ic ti on ov er Stan ko ’s su pe rv is ed rel eas e by co ns en ti ng to th e tra ns fer. Our rev ie w of th e de ci si on s of th e Neb ras ka di st ric t co ur t wil l ha ve no im pa ct be cau se th at co ur t no lo ng er ha s th e au th or it y to m od ify St an ko ’s su pe rv is ed rel eas e co nd it io ns

. Eve n if th is co ur t were to rem an d to th e di st ric t co ur t in Neb ras ka

Bec au se t h e t i me fram e ap pl ic ab le to th e m ag is tra te jud ge ’s rel eas e 1

or de r—f ro m th e ti m e of St an ko ’s rel eas e u nt il he ap pe ared be fo re the di st ric t j ud ge in Mo nt an a o n Oct ob er 1 2, 2 01 1— ha s ex pi red , th is is su e is m oo t.

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-be cau se it s reas on fo r de nyin g th e m ot io n to m od ify was in co rrec t, th e co ur t co ul d no t

co ns id er th e m ot io n no w. Thu s, th ere is no act io n th is co ur t can ta ke th at wou ld gi ve St an ko th e rel ie f he se ek s. Cf. St at e of Neb

. v. Cen t. I n t e r st at e Low-Lev el Rad io act iv e W as te Co m

pa ct Co m m ’n, 18 7 F.3 d 98 2, 98 7 (8 th Ci r. 19 99 ) (“ W he n

. . . th e co ur t can no t gr an t sp eci fic an d co nc lu si ve rel ie f as to an is su e rai se d, th en th e is su e is m oo t.”)

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Bec au se th is m at te r is no w m oo t, we d is m is s St an ko ’s app eal

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