Kevis White v. Warden of USP McCreary

District Court, E.D. Kentucky

Kevis White v. Warden of USP McCreary

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION at LONDON

KEVIS WHITE, Petitioner, Civil Action No. 6: 25-164-KKC v. WARDEN OF USP MCCREARY, MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Respondent. *** *** *** *** On September 12, 2025, and while confined at the United States Penitentiary in Pine Knot, Kentucky, federal inmate Kevis White filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2241

. See [R. 1] Specifically, White challenged the Bureau of Prisons’ calculation of his sentence and its failure to release him to community confinement. See

id.

He simultaneously filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction compelling the BOP to transfer him to a residential re-entry center. See [R. 2] White did not pay the required filing fee. Two weeks after he filed his petition, the BOP transferred White from incarceration to a residential reentry center near Atlanta, Georgia. See “Find an Inmate,” https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ (accessed December 8, 2025). Because White has obtained the relief he sought, his petition is moot. Cf. Lowary v. Lexington Local Bd. of Educ.,

854 F.2d 131

, 133 (6th Cir. 1988) (“If a party has already obtained all the relief sought on appeal, the case is moot and must be dismissed.”); United States v. Haskins,

872 F.2d 1029

(6th Cir. 1989) (affirming denial of prisoner’s motion to reduce sentence as moot because prisoner was thereafter released from custody) (citing DeFunis v. Odegaard,

416 U.S. 312, 316-17

(1974) (per curiam)). And, in any event, the Court can no longer grant relief to White in light of his transfer outside of this district. White v. Gilley, No. 6:23- CV-110-CHB,

2023 WL 5987206

, at *2-3 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 13, 2023) (citing Ex parte Endo, 323 US. 283, 304-06 (1944)). The Court will therefore deny the petition in light of post-filing developments. Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: 1. Kevis White’s habeas corpus petition, [R. 1], is DENIED. 2. This action is STRICKEN from the docket. Entered: December 10, 2025.

; SER Signed By: WJ) Karen K. Caldwell AKC “ms” —_— United States District Judge

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