Maxi Dinga Sopo v. U.S. Attorney General
Opinion
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On June 15, 2016, this Court published a decision vacating the district court's March 4, 2014, order dismissing Appellant's
Instead, the Appellees' filed a motion to dismiss this appeal as moot and vacate this Court's above June 15, 2016 published decision. Appellees assert that Sopo was removed from the United States on January 24, 2018 and is no longer detained in immigration custody. As such, Appellees assert that Sopo's challenge to his immigration detention is now moot and request that we dismiss this appeal as moot and vacate our June 15, 2016 decision.
In a response to the Appellees' motion, Appellant notes that he received a bond hearing shortly after our June 15, 2016 published decision and confirms that he was removed from the United States in *954 January 2018. Appellant further "agrees that his appeal in this case has become moot," and states that he "does not oppose vacatur of the panel's decision."
Appellees' motion to dismiss this appeal as moot is GRANTED. Our June 15, 2016, published decision is hereby VACATED, and the appeal is DISMISSED AS MOOT.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Maxi Dinga SOPO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Ice Field Office Director, Atlanta Region, Stewart DC Warden, Respondents-Appellees.
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- Status
- Published