HERNANDEZ v. WARDEN

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 11/14/2023. (alb, n.m.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
CAMDEN VICINAGE
JULIO RUDOLPHO
ROLDAN HERNANDEZ,
Petitioner
v.
WARDEN, FCI FORT DIX,
Respondent
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CIV. NO. 23-20302 (RMB)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

IT APPEARING THAT:
1.

On or about September 12, 2023, Petitioner Julio Rudolpho Roldan

Hernandez, a prisoner confined in the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix,
New Jersey (“FCI Fort Dix”), filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241, alleging the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) unlawfully found him ineligible for
application of First Step Act (“FSA”) Time Credits to reduce his period of
incarceration. (Pet., Docket No. 1.)
2.

On November 13, 2023, Respondent submitted a letter to the Court,

requesting dismissal of the petition as moot because BOP has applied 365 days of FSA
earned time credits to Petitioner’s early supervised release, changing his release date
to April 15, 2028. (Letter, Dkt. No. 5, and Declaration of Christina Clark, Exhibits 14.) Petitioner has also earned 445 days toward prerelease custody; however, he is not
entitled to immediate placement because his release date is 4.5 years away. (Id.)
3.

Petitioner has received all relief requested in his habeas petition,

application of FSA time credit to his sentence. (Pet., Dkt. No. 1 at 7.)

4.

“If developments occur during the course of adjudication that eliminate

a plaintiff's personal stake in the outcome of a suit or prevent a court from being able
to grant the requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.” Blanciak v. Allegheny
Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698–99 (3d Cir. 1996).
5.

The petition is moot, and the Court will dismiss this matter.

An accompanying Order follows.
DATE: November 14, 2023
s/Renée Marie Bumb
RENÉE MARIE BUMB
Chief United States District Judge

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