Krasnyanskiy v. Lynch et al

Filing 18

ORDER DISMISSING CASE, granting 13 MOTION to Dismiss Due to Mootness filed by Warden. Signed by Judge David R. Herndon on 5/11/17. (lmp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
VADIM SERGEYEVICH
KRASNYANSKIY,
Petitioner,

Civil No. 17-cv-028-DRH-CJP

vs.

WARDEN of IMMIGRATION
DETENTION FACILITY,
Respondent.

MEMORANDUM and ORDER
HERNDON, District Judge:
Petitioner Vadim Sergeyevich Krasnyanskiy filed a petition for writ of
habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2241 challenging his detention by
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Now before the Court is

respondent’s Motion to Dismiss Due to Mootness, Doc. 13.

Relevant Facts and Procedural History
Petitioner alleges that he was born in the former Soviet Republic of
Azerbaijan.

He is in this country illegally, and is subject to a final order of

removal.

He was detained in ICE custody awaiting removal when he filed his

petition.

ICE has attempted, unsuccessfully, to remove him to Armenia.

The

§2241 petition asserts that petitioner’s continued detention is unlawful because he
has been detained longer than the presumptively reasonable period of six months

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set by Zadvydas v. Davis, 121 S. Ct. 2491 (2001). The relief sought is release
from custody.
Respondent argues that the petition is moot because petitioner has now
been released on an order of supervision. See, Doc. 13, Ex. 1.

Analysis
Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c), a writ of habeas corpus “shall not extend to a
prisoner” unless he is “in custody.” The “in custody” requirement is satisfied if
the petitioner was in custody at the time of the filing of the petition. Spencer v.

Kemna, 118 S. Ct. 978, 983 (1998). Therefore, a detainee who is released while
his petition for writ of habeas corpus is pending meets the “in custody”
requirement; his release does not necessarily render his petition moot.
However, the petition must still present a “case or controversy” under
Article III, § 2 of the Constitution. That is, the petitioner “must have suffered, or
be threatened with, an actual injury traceable to the [respondent] and likely to be
redressed by a favorable judicial decision.” Spencer, 118 S. Ct. at 983 (internal
citation omitted).
The Seventh Circuit directs a federal court to “dismiss a case as moot when
it cannot give the petitioner any effective relief.” A.M. v. Butler, 360 F.3d 787, 790
(7th Cir. 2004).

That is the situation here.

sought, i.e., release from ICE custody.

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Petitioner has received the relief

Conclusion
Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss Due to Mootness (Doc. 13) is GRANTED.
This action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed this 11th day of May, 2017

Digitally signed by
Judge David R.
Herndon
Date: 2017.05.11
15:18:05 -05'00'
United States District Judge

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