Opinion
Civ. No. 20-0742 (NLH)
02-01-2021
JUSTIN J. GUMBS, Petitioner, v. WARDEN FCI FORT DIX, Respondent.
APPEARANCE: Justin J. Gumbs 11000 South Eastern Avenue, Apartment 221 Henderson, NV 89052 Petitioner Pro se Rachael Honig, Acting United States Attorney Jane Dattilo, Assistant United States Attorney Office of the U.S. Attorney 970 Broad Street 7th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Counsel for Respondent
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCE: Justin J. Gumbs
11000 South Eastern Avenue, Apartment 221
Henderson, NV 89052
Petitioner Pro se Rachael Honig, Acting United States Attorney
Jane Dattilo, Assistant United States Attorney
Office of the U.S. Attorney
970 Broad Street
7th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Counsel for Respondent HILLMAN, District Judge
WHEREAS, Petitioner Justin J. Gumbs filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 alleging that the Bureau of Prisons' ("BOP") failure to release him to a residential re-entry center violated the Equal Protection Clause, see ECF No. 1; and
WHEREAS, the United States reported that Petitioner was released on home confinement, ECF No. 11; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner only challenged the BOP's decision not to release him to home confinement or a residential re-entry center. He did not challenge the BOP's calculation of his sentence; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner's challenge is now moot as he has obtained the relief he requested from this Court,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 1st day of February, 2021
ORDERED that the petition is dismissed as moot; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall send Petitioner a copy of this Order by regular mail and mark this case closed.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey