Legal Opinion

S. Thomas Burnett v. Thomas R. Kindt

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 22, 1986No. 85-7063PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

The respondent, the warden of the Federal Prison Camp at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, appeals from a writ of habeas corpus, issued by the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (1982), requiring him to make the petitioner, an inmate of the prison camp, available for a parole hearing before the United States Parole Commission on or before November 30, 1984. Because the respondent voluntarily complied with the writ and, as subsequently directed by the Commission, has released petitioner from custody, this controversy has become moot. We therefore…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. United States v. KisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  5. Newman v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. George C. Norris v. O.H. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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