United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT November 11, 2004
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 04-20427
Summary Calendar
LEOPOLDO SALINAS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE; U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION,
Respondents-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:03-CV-3858
Before JONES, BARKSDALE, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Leopoldo Salinas filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition in the
district court challenging his confinement based on the validity of
a federal warrant and on the computation of his sentence. The
district court dismissed Salinas’ petition for lack of jurisdiction
due to his failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Salinas has
since been released from federal custody.
This court is obligated to address issues of jurisdic-
tion, including mootness, prior to addressing the merits of an
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this
opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
appeal. Goldin v. Bartholow, 166 F.3d 710, 714 (5th Cir. 1999).
Because Salinas has already been released from federal custody,
there is no relief this court can grant, and Salinas’ appeal is
DISMISSED as moot. See Schlang v. Heard, 691 F.2d 796, 799 & n.6
(5th Cir. 1982).
DISMISSED.
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