The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
ABRAHAM SALOMON RODRIGUEZ CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:24-CV-00535 SEC P
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VERSUS JUDGE JAMES D. CAIN, JR.
FELIPE MARTINEZ JR MAGISTRATE JUDGE LEBLANC
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Pro se Petitioner Abraham Salomon Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) filed a Petition for
Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. At the time of filing, Rodriguez was
imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, Louisiana. He challenged
the computation of his sentence and sought a speedier release from custody. According to
the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), Rodriguez was released on March 12, 2025.1
Article III of the Constitution limits the judicial power of the United States to the
resolution of “Cases” and “Controversies.” Hein v. Freedom From Religion Found., Inc.,
551 U.S. 587, 597 (2007) (quoting DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno, 547 U.S. 332, 342
(2006) (internal quotations and citations omitted)). A case becomes moot “when the issues
presented are no longer ‘live’ or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the
outcome.” United States Parole Comm'n v. Geraghty, 445 U.S. 388, 396 (1980) (quoting
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486, 496 (1969)).
1 https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
The case-or-controversy requirement “subsists through all stages of federal judicial
proceedings, trial and appellate.” Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 7 (1998) (citations
omitted). The parties must continue to have a “personal stake in the outcome” of the
lawsuit. Jd. Therefore, throughout the litigation, the petitioner “must have suffered, or be
threatened with, an actual injury traceable to the defendant and likely to be redressed by a
favorable judicial decision.” Jd.
Because Rodriguez was released from BOP custody, his § 2241 claim is moot. The
Court can no longer grant the relief requested. If a controversy is moot, the court lacks
subject matter jurisdiction. Carr v. Saucier, 582 F.2d 14, 16 (Sth Cir. 1978) (citing North
Carolina v. Rice, 404 U.S. 244, 246 (1971); Locke v. Board of Public Instruction, 499 F.2d
359, 363-364 (Sth Cir. 1974)).
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the
Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Chambers this 29th day of April, 2026.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE