Shinawa v. Lynch et al

Filing 5

ORDER DISMISSING petition for writ of habeas corpus 1 as MOOT & directing Clrk of Ct to CLOSE case. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 9/8/16. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
SADI SHINAWA, AHMED JAMAL,
Petitioner
v.
LORETTA LYNCH, et al.,
Respondents

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CIVIL NO. 1:16-CV-1618
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of September, 2016, upon consideration of the
petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1), wherein
petitioner, Sadi Shinawa, challenges the constitutionality of his prolonged detention
by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and this court, in an
effort to ascertain the custodial status of petitioner, accessed the Vinelink online
inmate locator, which revealed that petitioner is no longer in custody1, which
renders the petition moot, see Khodara Envtl., Inc. ex rel. Eagle Envtl., L.P. v.
Beckman, 237 F.3d 186, 192-93 (3d Cir. 2001) (“Article III of the Constitution grants
the federal courts the power to adjudicate only actual, ongoing cases or
controversies.”); Blanciak v. Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 77 F.3d 690, 698-99 (3d Cir.
Upon entering petitioner’s offender identification number, 213255, into the
online inmate locator system, https://vinelink.com/#/search, his status was returned
as follows:
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Offender Name: Sadi-Shinawa, Ahmed
Date of Birth: 12/25/1970
Custody Status: Out of Custody

1996) (“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.”), it is hereby
ORDERED that:
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The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED as moot.

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The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania