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, )

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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. 1 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 c9 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.

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