UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MELVIN M. HENSON, )
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 09-0800 (RMC)
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UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, )
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Respondent. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner Melvin M. Henson petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus because the
United States Parole Commission allegedly executed a parole violator warrant more than 11
years after it was issued and then failed to provide timely probable cause and parole revocation
hearings. In opposing the petition, the United States asserts that the claim is in effect moot
because Mr. Henson has been given said hearings and has not “shown any prejudice from the
slight delay in providing the hearings.” United States’ Opposition to Petitioner’s Petition for a
Writ of Habeas Corpus [Dkt. # 9] at 1. By Order of June 24, 2009 [Dkt. # 10], the Court
directed Mr. Henson to respond to the United States’s opposition no later than July 30, 2009, and
advised of the consequences if he did not. Mr. Henson has neither responded nor sought
additional time to do so. The Court therefore treats the United States’s documented opposition to
the habeas petition as conceded and finds no basis for issuing the writ. A separate Order
accompanies this Memorandum.
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Rosemary M. Collyer
United States District Judge
Date: August 13, 2009
Henson v. United States Parole Commission
Combined Opinion