Opinion ID: 2586180
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Clark's Appeal of His 2004 Transfer Decision Is Moot.

Text: We will not generally decide questions of law where the facts have rendered the legal issues moot. [4] A claim is moot where a decision on the issue is no longer relevant to resolving the litigation, or where it has lost its character as a present, live controversy, [5] that is, where a party bringing the action would not be entitled to any relief even if he or she prevailed. [6] The department contends that because Clark will be resentenced and reclassified prior to any transfer back to Arizona, his appeal should be dismissed. As noted by counsel for the department in both its emergency motion to dismiss the appeal and at oral argument, the 2004 classification decision transferring Clark to Arizona has been vacated. Clark was transferred back to Alaska in late October 2006. Following resentencing, Clark may be classified and housed in Alaska or he may be classified for transfer to Arizona under a new out-of-state transfer determination. In either case, the 2004 administrative decision now before us on appeal would no longer be the operative decision that causes Clark to be housed in Arizona. Clark's appeal of his 2004 transfer decision is therefore moot.