United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 20-2306 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Jerome Franklin Deering, Bey, also known as Nicholas Lavern Williams

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids ____________

Submitted: February 1, 2021 Filed: February 4, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________

Before LOKEN, BENTON, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

Jerome Deering Bey appeals the district court’s1 rulings denying his motion seeking a reduction to the length of his prison sentence under the First Step Act, and

1 The Honorable Linda R. Reade, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. denying his motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Because Deering Bey was released from custody during the pendency of this appeal, his challenges to the district court’s orders have become moot. See Owen v. United States, 930 F.3d 989, 989-90 (8th Cir. 2019). The appeal is therefore dismissed. ______________________________

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