Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Matthew Glynn Arlen HAYES, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-27
Citations: 226 F. App'x 649
Docket Number: No. 05-2955
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Matthew Glynn Arlen HAYES, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 226
Pages: 649–649

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Matthew Glynn Arlen HAYES, Appellant.
No. 05-2955.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: June 21, 2007.
Filed: June 27, 2007.
Anne Gardner, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Little Rock, AR, for Appellee.
Matthew Glynn Arlen Hayes, Oakdale, . LA, pro se.
Jeremy B. Lowrey, Sheridan, AR, for Appellant.
Before COLLOTON, BEAM, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
[UNPUBLISHED]

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Matthew Hayes appeals the district court's denial of his motion to modify his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), or to issue a new commitment order directing the Bureau of Prisons to comply with the terms of one of the alternative sentences imposed by the district court prior to United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). After filing this appeal, Hayes filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion in the district court, arguing that his counsel had ignored his request to pursue a direct appeal of his sentence. The district court granted the motion to vacate the judgment and resentenced Hayes. Accordingly, we find this appeal is moot, as the instant motion sought to enforce or modify a judgment that has since been vacated. See Mills v. Green, 159 U.S. 651, 653, 16 S.Ct. 132, 40 L.Ed. 293 (1895) (when event occurs during pendency of appeal that renders it impossible for court — if it should decide case in favor of plaintiff — to grant effective relief, court will dismiss appeal as moot). We therefore dismiss the appeal.
. The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.