Saragosa Jimenez v. J.H. Crabtree, Warden

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67 F.3d 307·1995 WL 566918·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 32759
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 25, 199594-36247California387 words

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67 F.3d 307 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Saragosa JIMENEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J.H. CRABTREE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-36247. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. * Decided Sept. 25, 1995. Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Saragosa Jimenez, a former federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2241 habeas petition as moot. We affirm. 3 In his petition, Jimenez sought release on the ground that he was improperly denied good time credits and consequently held beyond his mandatory release date. The district court properly dismissed the petition as moot because Jimenez, who was released on June 13, 1994, had already obtained the relief he sought. See Picron-Peron v. Rison, 930 F.2d 773, 776 (9th Cir.1991). 4 To the extent Jimenez sought monetary damages, the district court properly dismissed the claim for lack of…

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