Merlak

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAYFUN KARAUZUM, Case No. 1:19-cv-01190-DAD-JDP Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DISMISS PETITION AS MOOT

v.

OBJECTIONS DUE IN 30 DAYS

STEVEN MERLAK, ECF No. 1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Tayfun Karauzum, a federal prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. On February 24, 2020, we ordered petitioner to show cause why the petition should not be dismissed as moot. Petitioner has not responded to our order, and the time for doing so has passed. For the reasons stated below, we recommend that the petition be dismissed as moot. Discussion As stated in our order to show cause, it appears that petitioner has failed to meet the Constitution’s “case-or-controversy requirement,” which mandates that “parties must continue to have a personal stake in the outcome of the lawsuit.” Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp., 494 U.S. 26 1 On March 3, 2020, mail directed to petitioner was…