Case: 11-50466 Document: 00512152377 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/22/2013
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
February 22, 2013
No. 11-50466
Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
JOSE ANGEL BALLEZA-ESCAMILLA,
Petitioner-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WARDEN, REEVES COUNTY DETENTION
CENTER III; BUREAU OF PRISONS; ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., U. S.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
Respondents-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 4:10-CV-104
Before JONES, DENNIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jose Angel Balleza-Escamilla, former federal prisoner # 59307-279,
appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging his exclusion from
rehabilitation programs and halfway houses. As Balleza-Escamilla has been
released from Bureau of Prisons custody, we grant Respondents’ motion to
dismiss the appeal as moot and dismiss the appeal as moot. See Calderon v.
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
Case: 11-50466 Document: 00512152377 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/22/2013
No. 11-50466
Moore, 518 U.S. 149, 150 (1996)(explaining ways in which a case can become
moot). Respondents’ alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is
denied as unnecessary.
MOTION TO DISMISS GRANTED; APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION FOR
AN EXTENSION OF TIME DENIED.
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Jose Balleza-Escamilla v. USA
Combined Opinion