Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Audrey EDWARDS, also known as Kristin Lynn Colony, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-07-06
Citations: 103 F. App'x 813
Docket Number: No. 03-10874
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Audrey EDWARDS, also known as Kristin Lynn Colony, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 103
Pages: 813–814

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Audrey EDWARDS, also known as Kristin Lynn Colony, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-10874.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided July 6, 2004.
Rebecca A Gregory, Susan B Cowger, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Audrey Edwards, Hutchins, TX, pro se.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Audrey Edwards, federal prisoner # 31384-077, appeals from the district court's denial of her Rule 60(b) motion to correct the term of her imprisonment following the revocation of her supervised release. Edwards argues that this court should order the district court to release her from custody. The Government has filed a motion to dismiss Edwards's appeal on the ground that it is frivolous, or in the alternative, for an extension of the briefing schedule.
"Whether an appeal is moot is a jurisdictional matter, since it implicates the Article III requirement that there be a live case or controversy." Bailey v. Southerland, 821 F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir.1987). "In the absence of its being raised by a party, this court is obliged to raise the subject of mootness sua sponte." Id.
Inmate records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons reflect that Edwards was released from federal custody on May 28, 2004. Accordingly, this court cannot provide Edwards with relief, and her APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS MOOT. See Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp., 494 U.S. 472, 477, 110 S.Ct. 1249, 108 L.Ed.2d 400 (1990). The Government's motion is DENIED AS UNNECESSARY.
APPEAL DISMISSED AS MOOT; MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AS FRIVOLOUS DENIED AS UNNECESSARY.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.