Case: 11-51036 Document: 00512106974 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/09/2013

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 9, 2013 No. 11-51036 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk YENIEL PAULA, Petitioner-Appellant v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WARDEN, REEVES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER III; BUREAU OF PRISONS; GEO GROUP, Respondents-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:11-CV-60

Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Yeniel Paula, former federal prisoner # 94305-004, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging his exclusion from rehabilitation programs and halfway houses. As Paula has been released from Bureau of Prisons custody, we grant Respondents’ motion to dismiss the appeal as moot and dismiss the appeal as moot. See Calderon v. Moore, 513 U.S. 149, 150

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

Case: 11-51036 Document: 00512106974 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/09/2013 No. 11-51036 (1996). Respondents’ alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is denied as unnecessary.

MOTION TO DISMISS GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME DENIED.