Gueye v. Sessions et al

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 6/13/2018. (KEK)

FILED
2018 Jun-14 AM 10:12
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
MIDDLE DIVISION
MOHAMMED GUEYE,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS, III, et al.,
Respondents.

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Case No. 4:17-cv-02013-MHH-JEO

MEMORANDUM OPINION
When petitioner Mohammed Gueye filed his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition in
this matter, he was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
officials at the Etowah County Detention Center, and he challenged his continued
detention. (Doc. 1).
On June 8, 2018, the respondents asked the Court to dismiss this action as
moot because Mr. Gueye was removed from the United States on April 17, 2018.
(Doc. 17; Doc. 17-1). A district court must dismiss a case as moot if the court no
longer can provide “meaningful relief.” Nyaga v. Ashcroft, 323 F.3d 906, 913
(11th Cir. 2003) (citations omitted).
In his petition, Mr. Gueye asks the Court to order his release from ICE
custody. Because the record demonstrates that Mr. Gueye no longer is in ICE

custody, the Court cannot provide meaningful relief, and Mr. Gueye’s petition is
moot. Accordingly, the Court will grant the respondents’ motion to dismiss.
The Court will enter a separate final order.
DONE and ORDERED this June 14, 2018.

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MADELINE HUGHES HAIKALA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE