Case: 25-10272 Document: 48-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/09/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED No. 25-10272 September 9, 2025 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk Eric Martin Matthews, Petitioner—Appellant, versus Rodney Chandler, Warden, Federal Medical Center Forth Worth, Respondent—Appellee. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:24-CV-405 ______________________________ Before Richman, Southwick, and Willett, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Eric Martin Matthews, federal prisoner # 75804-004, appeals from the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging his prison disciplinary conviction and resulting loss of 27 days of good-time credits. “This Court must examine the basis of its jurisdiction, on its own motion, if necessary.” Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987).

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 25-10272 Document: 48-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/09/2025

No. 25-10272

“Whether an appeal is moot is a jurisdictional matter, since it implicates the Article III requirement that there be a live case or controversy.” United States v. Heredia-Holguin, 823 F.3d 337, 340 (5th Cir. 2016) (en banc) (quoting Bailey v. Southerland, 821 F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1987)).

The instant case is moot because Matthews has been released from prison. See Bailey, 821 F.2d at 278-79. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.