Ampadu v. Crawford et al

Filing 11

FINAL ORDER. It is ORDERED that respondent's 6 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and that the petition is DENIED and DISMISSED as moot. Signed by District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen on 2/27/2017. Copies mailed 2/27/2017. (jmey, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FEB 2 7 2017

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Norfolk Division

ClEMK. USDiSTRiCT COURT
NO^FDi K VA

FRANCIS AMPADU, #A 044-738-553,
Petitioner,
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:16cv612

V.

JEFFREY CRAWFORD, Director and

Officer in Charge of Farmville
Detention Center, et ai,

Respondents.

FINAL ORDER

This matter was initiated by petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.

Pethioner, an immigration detainee, seeks relief from detention pending his deportation to his
country of citizenship, Ghana.

The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to the provisions of28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and (C) and Rule 72 of the Rules of the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Virginia for report and recommendation. BecausePetitionerhas alreadydeparted
the United States to Ghana, thus ending his detention, the Magistrate Judge filed a Report and
Recommendation on January 27,2017 recommending this petition be denied and also dismissed as
moot.

By copy of the report, each party was advised of the right to file written objections to the

findings and recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. The Courthasreceived noobjections
to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and the time for filing objections has now
expired.

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Accordingly, the Court accepts the findings and recommendations set forth in the report of
the United States Magistrate Judge filed January 27, 2017. It is, therefore ORDERED that
respondent's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and that the petition is DENIEDand DISMISSED as
moot.

Petitioner may appeal from the Judgment entered pursuant to this Final Order by filing a
notice of appeal with the Clerk of this Court, United States Courthouse, 600 Granby Street,Norfolk,
Virginia 23510, within sixty days from the date of entry of such Judgment.

The Clerk shall mail a copy of this Final Order to petitioner at the address available of

record' and provide an electronic copy ofthe Final order to counsel of record for respondent.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Arenda L. Vright Allen
United States District Judge

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2017

Norfolk, Virginia

'Petitioner departed the United States onOctober 13,2016, before theMagistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation
was filed, and did not provide any updated address for service, as required by Local Rule 7(B). As a result. Petitioner
may not have received a copy of the Report and Recommendation, nor any other documents filed after his original
petition was filed.