UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-7160

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

JUAN TEJADA-REVULCABA,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Greenville. Malcolm J. Howard, Senior District Judge. (4:14-cr-00019-H-1)

Submitted: January 31, 2017 Decided: February 8, 2017

Before WILKINSON and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and DAVIS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Juan Tejada-Revulcaba, Appellant Pro Se. Tobin Webb Lathan, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Juan Tejada-Revulcaba appeals the district court’s order

denying his Motion for Declaratory Relief or Alternatively

Immigration Departure. During the pendency of this appeal, Tejada-

Revulcaba was released from imprisonment. Upon review, we conclude

that his arguments challenging the district court’s denial of his

motion are now moot. See Friedman’s, Inc. v. Dunlap,

(4th Cir. 2002) (“[W]hether we are presented with a live

case or controversy is a question we may raise sua sponte since

mootness goes to the heart of the Article III jurisdiction of the

courts.” (internal quotation marks omitted)).

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal as moot. We dispense with

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are

adequately presented in the materials before this court and

argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED

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