Rosales v. Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement

Filing 9

MEMORANDUM ORDER overruling petitioner's objections and adopting the magistrate judge's 4 Report and Recommendation. Signed by Judge Thad Heartfield on 12/7/2015. (bjc, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
ADRIAN ROSALES

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VS.

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BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:13cv441

MEMORANDUM ORDER OVERRULING PETITIONER’S OBJECTIONS AND
ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Petitioner Adrian Rosales, an inmate formerly confined at the Stiles Unit, proceeding pro se,
brought this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
The court referred this matter to the Honorable Keith F. Giblin, United States Magistrate
Judge, at Beaumont, Texas, for consideration pursuant to applicable laws and orders of this court.
The Magistrate Judge recommends the petition be dismissed.
The court has received and considered the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge filed pursuant to such order, along with the record and pleadings. Petitioner filed
objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation. This requires a de novo review
of the objections in relation to the pleadings and the applicable law. See FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b).
After careful consideration, the court concludes petitioner’s objections are without merit.
As the magistrate judge determined, petitioner has failed to state a claim upon which relief may be
granted with respect to his claims regarding the detainer placed against him by the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Further, petitioner’s claims related to the conditions of his
confinement do not contest the fact or duration of his confinement and cannot serve as a basis for
habeas corpus relief.
While petitioner did not seek monetary damages in this action, his claims concerning the
conditions of confinement could be liberally construed as seeking declaratory and injunctive relief.
Since filing this petition, however, petitioner has notified the court he is no longer confined at the
Stiles Unit. Petitioner’s transfer from the Stiles Unit to the Smith County jail rendered any potential

claims for declaratory and injunctive relief moot. See Herman, 238 F.3d at 665; Cooper v. Sheriff,
Lubbock County, Tex., 929 F.2d 1078, 1084 (5th Cir. 1991). Accordingly, plaintiff’s claims for
declaratory and injunctive relief should be dismissed.
ORDER
Accordingly, petitioner’s objections are OVERRULED.

The findings of fact and

conclusions of law of the Magistrate Judge are correct and the report of the Magistrate Judge is
ADOPTED. A final judgment will be entered in this case in accordance with the Magistrate Judge’s
recommendations.
SIGNED this the 7 day of December, 2015.

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Thad Heartfield
United States District Judge

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