James Roger Beckham v. Wayne Estelle, Warden

967 F.2d 584 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Roger BECKHAM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-55526. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 26, 1992. * Decided June 1, 1992. Before FARRIS, DAVID R. THOMPSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 James Roger Beckham, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition on the merits. We review de novo, Robbins v. Christianson, 904 F.2d 492, 494 (9th Cir.1990), and we dismiss the appeal as moot. 1 3 The petitioner's release from custody before the district court addresses the merits of a habeas petition generally renders the petition moot. Robbins, 904 F.2d at 494 (citing Lane v. Williams, 455 U.S. 624, 632 (1982)); Cox v. McCarthy, 829 F.2d 800, 803 (9th Cir.1987). The courts recognize an exception to this rule if the petitioner shows that he will suffer some…