Hulen Harrell v. P. Palmer

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 24 2012 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT HULEN T. HARRELL, No. 11-15500 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 2:04-cv-01968-JAM- DAD v. P. D. PALMER, CDC Captain; et al., MEMORANDUM * Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 17, 2012 ** Before: LEAVY, PAEZ, and BEA, Circuit Judges. Former California state prisoner Hulen T. Harrell appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action seeking an * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). injunction ordering his transfer to Building V at Folsom State Prison. Our jurisdiction is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we dismiss the appeal. Harrell has completed his term of imprisonment. Therefore, we dismiss Harrell’s appeal as moot. See Alvarez v. Hill, 667 F.3d 1061, 1064 (9th Cir. 2012) (inmate’s release from prison generally will moot pending claims for injunctive relief). DISMISSED. 2 11-15500