United States v. Crawford

FILED
United States Court of Appeals
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT July 3, 2018
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Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v. No. 17-7054
(D.C. No. 6:16-CV-00294-RAW)
MARK CRAWFORD, (E.D. Okla.)
Defendant - Appellant.
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ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
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Before PHILLIPS, EBEL, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.
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On June 25, 2018, the parties in this matter filed simultaneous briefs
addressing the issue of mootness pursuant to this Court’s order of June 11, 2018.
Both parties agree that the Defendant’s release from custody on June 25, 2018
effectively moots these proceedings. We agree.
Accordingly, because we cannot grant relief from imprisonment to a
Defendant whose period of custody has already ended, this appeal is now dismissed
as moot. See, e.g., Rhodes v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53, 59 (2000). The parties are
relieved from our Order of June 11, 2018 requesting supplemental briefing as to the
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines
of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for
its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
effect of Sessions v. Dimaya, 138 S. Ct. 1204 (2018) on this Court’s existing
precedents.
The Clerk is directed to issue the mandate forthwith.
Entered for the Court
David M. Ebel
Circuit Judge
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