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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9

HECTOR GERMAN-REYES, ) Case No.: 1:25-cv-00742-JLT-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO ) GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS v. ) PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AS ) MOOT 14 ) WARDEN, FCI-MENDOTA, ) [21-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD] ) Respondent. ) )

Petitioner was formerly a federal prisoner serving a federal term of imprisonment pursuant to a 2018 judgment of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on June 18, 2025, challenging the Bureau of Prisons’ (“BOP”) determination that he was ineligible for First Step Act credits due to an immigration detainer. (Doc. 1.) On August 14, 2025, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition as moot, claiming Petitioner was no longer in BOP custody. (Doc. 10.) Petitioner did not file an opposition. As discussed below, the Court will recommend that the motion be granted…