United States v. Crawford

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

United States v. Crawford

Opinion

FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT July 3, 2018 _________________________________ 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. _________________________________

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* _________________________________

Before PHILLIPS, EBEL, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges. _________________________________

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* This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel.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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