Edgar Ruiz-Villalobos, former federal prisoner # 58225-279, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging his exclusion from rehabilitation programs and halfway houses. Because he has been released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, respondents’ motion to dismiss the appeal as moot is GRANTED. See Calderon v. Moore, 518 U.S. 149, 150, 116 S.Ct. 2066, 135 L.Ed.2d 453 (1996). Respondents’ alternative motion for an extension of time to file their brief is DENIED as unnecessary.

The appeal is DISMISSED.