Michael Nelson v. Randy Tews

MEMORANDUM

Michael Anthony Nelson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition as moot. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the dismissal of a section 2241 petition, see Alaimalo v. United States, 645 F.3d 1042, 1047 (9th Cir.2011), and we affirm.

Nelson contends that the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) violated federal law by categorically denying his request to be placed in a Residential Reentry Center (“RRC”) based on Nelson’s status as a “holdover” inmate, rather than making an individualized determination under 18 U.S.C. § 3624 (c). The district court did not err by concluding that this claim was moot and dismissing the petition. Nelson’s sentence terminated while his case was pending and, contrary to his contention, his claim is not “capable of repetition, yet evading review” because he has not demonstrated a reasonable expectation that he will again be classified as a “holdover” inmate and subjected to the BOP’s alleged categorical denial of his request for RRC placement. See Dilley v. Gunn, 64 F.3d 1365, 1368-69 (9th Cir.1995).

We grant Nelson’s motion to supplement the record with the…