John M. Johnson v. R. B. Eckle, Superintendent, London Prison Farm

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
John M. Johnson v. R. B. Eckle, Superintendent, London Prison Farm, 269 F.2d 836 (6th Cir. 1959)
1959 U.S. App. LEXIS 3654
Martin, McAl-lister, Cecil

John M. Johnson v. R. B. Eckle, Superintendent, London Prison Farm

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the order of the District Court dismissing appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that it was moot. Appellant had been sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary on an indeterminate sentence of from one to fifteen years, for the offense of theft. After his petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed, and before hearing of the petition, appellant was released from incarceration, on parole. He *837 is not in the custody of appellee, Eckle, Superintendent of the London Prison Farm. With the release of appellant from incarceration and custody, the case became moot.

Where, after commencement of a ha-beas corpus proceeding, the petitioner was released on parole, and was no longer in the custody of the warden, the proceeding is dismissed as moot. United States ex rel. St. John v. Cummings, 2 Cir., 233 F.2d 187. See also Weber v. Squier, 315 U.S. 810, 62 S.Ct. 800, 86 L.Ed. 1209; Ex parte Baez, 177 U.S. 378, 20 S.Ct. 673, 44 L.Ed. 813; Wales v. Whitney, 114 U.S. 564, 5 S.Ct. 1050, 29 L.Ed. 277.

The order of the District Court is affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
John M. JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. R. B. ECKLE, Superintendent, London Prison Farm, Respondent-Appellee
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Status
Published