Legal Opinion
Stephen Yagman v. Linda Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 29, 2015No. 12-57063, 12-57172UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Linda Thomas appeals a district court order granting Stephen Yagman’s § 2241 habeas corpus petition. The district court found that the Bureau of Prisons violated Yagman’s due process rights in a prison disciplinary hearing. Thomas argues that the case was moot when decided because the disciplinary hearing had been vacated and the record expunged before the district court entered its final order.
The case became moot when the Bureau of Prisons vacated the disciplinary proceedings, because there was no further relief that could have been given to Yag-man. Though Yagman was still on…
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- United States v. Good Samaritan Church Jerome F. Przybyla and Priscilla PrzybylaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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