Farmer v. United States of America

Filing 12

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge R David Proctor on 10/17/2016. (AVC)

FILED
2016 Oct-17 AM 10:32
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
EASTERN DIVISION

MARKEITH FARMER,

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Petitioner,
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Respondent.
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Case No. 1:15-cv-00549-RDP-TMP

MEMORANDUM OPINION
The above-styled action for habeas corpus relief was filed by Petitioner,
Markeith Farmer, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The above-styled action was
reassigned to the Honorable R. David Proctor on August 17, 2016. (Doc. 8). A
Notice of Reassignment was mailed to the petitioner. The notice was returned to
the court marked undeliverable on August 26, 2016. (Doc. 9). According to the
Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Petitioner was released from the Federal
Correctional Institution in Talladega, Alabama on July 5, 2016. On August 31,
2016, the court issued to Plaintiff an Order to Show Cause, informing him that he
had thirty days to show cause why his habeas petition should not be dismissed for
want of prosecution. (Doc. 10). The Order to Show Cause was returned as
undeliverable and marked released on September 8, 2016. (Doc. 11).

Accordingly, the petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is
due to be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for want of prosecution. An
Order of Final Judgment shall be entered contemporaneously herewith.
DONE and ORDERED this October 17, 2016.

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R. DAVID PROCTOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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