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NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 24 2012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