Document: 518 U.S. 149116 S.Ct. 2066135 L.Ed.2d 453 ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDENv.CHARLES EDWARD MOORE, Jr.On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court Appeals Ninth Circuit No. 95-1612. Decided June 17, 1996 Per Curiam. 1 Respondent Charles Edward Moore, Jr., was convicted first-degree murder in a California state court, and sentenced death. The District granted habeas relief, concluding that court had denied Moore his right self-representation under Faretta v. California, 422 U. S. 806 (1975). thus vacated judgment conviction ordered warden, petitioner here, "release from custody after expiration 60 days unless, within hereof, State grants new trial." App. A Brief Opposition A65. 2 filed notice appeal sought stay Court's order pending appeal, but its various applications were respectively by Court, Circuit, 56 F. 3d 39 (1995), Justice O'Connor, her capacity as Circuit. accordingly set retrial, simultaneously pursued on merits Appeals, observing "State has trial," dismissed State's moot. A. Pet. Cert. 3 It is true, course, mootness can arise at any stage litigation, Steffel Thompson, 415 452, 459, n. 10 (1974); federal courts may not "give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions," Mills Green, 159 651, 653 (1895); an should therefore be when, virtue intervening event, appeals cannot grant "any effectual relief whatever" favor appellant. Ibid. available remedy, however, does need "fully satisfactory" avoid mootness. Church Scientology Cal. States, 506 9, 13 (1992). To contrary, even availability "partial remedy," "sufficient prevent [a] case being moot." 4 In this case, say least, remedy" necessary will (represented here petitioner). While administrative machinery trial been motion, yet begun, let alone reached point where could no longer award favor. Because decision would release it burden itself, prevented granting favor, Mills, supra, 653, clearly We respondent's motion proceed forma pauperis, petition writ certiorari, reverse remand further proceedings consistent with opinion. 5 so ordered.

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