Williams v. Cross

Filing 16

ORDER granting 15 Motion to Dismiss. The Clerk of Court is directed to update the docket sheet to reflect petitioner's address as shown in the certificate of service filed with Doc. 15. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of respondent. Signed by Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud on 7/23/2015. (jmt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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TYRONE WILLIAMS,
Petitioner,
vs.

JAMES CROSS,
Respondent.

Civil No. 13-cv-1213-CJP 1

MEMORANDUM and ORDER
PROUD, Magistrate Judge:
Petitioner Tyrone Williams was an inmate in the BOP at the time he filed his
petition for habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2241.

Invoking the Second

Chance Act, 18 U.S.C. 3624(c), he asserted that the BOP did not properly
consider him for placement in a Residential Reentry Center for the final twelve
months of his sentence. See, Doc. 5.
Respondent has now filed a Motion to Dismiss as Moot. (Doc. 15). The
petition is moot because petitioner was released from the BOP on October 7,
2014. Doc. 5, &5.
For good cause shown, respondent’s Motion to Dismiss as Moot (Doc. 15)
is GRANTED.
This cause of action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

The Clerk of

Court shall enter judgment in favor of respondent.
The Court notes that petitioner has not notified the Court of his new
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This case was assigned to the undersigned for final disposition upon consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§636(c). See, Doc. 10.

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address. The Clerk of Court is directed to update the docket sheet to reflect the
address shown in the certificate of service filed with Doc. 15.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: July 23, 2015.
s/ Clifford J. Proud
CLIFFORD J. PROUD
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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