Ahern

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 PAUL S. BARNES, No. 2:19-cv-449-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AHERN, et al., Respondents. 14 Petitioner is a former state and federal prisoner who, proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He filed his petition on August 20, 2018 in the Northern District. ECF No. 2. On January 14, 2019, respondent Ahern filed a motion to dismiss. ECF No. 20. On February 11, 2019, Paul Thompson – warden of the Federal Correctional Institution at Herlong, California - filed an answer to the petition. ECF No. 24. Finally, on March 12, 2019, the case was transferred to this district. ECF No. 27. The court has reviewed the record and, for the reasons stated hereafter, directs petitioner and respondent Paul Thompson to brief the issue of whether this petition should be dismissed as moot. Motion to Dismiss and Proper Respondent As an initial matter, petitioner…