Case: 16-60076 Document: 00513775762 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/29/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 16-60076 FILED
Summary Calendar November 29, 2016
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
LAL BHATIA,
Petitioner-Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT, an entity; JEH CHARLES JOHNSON, SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; SARAH R. SALDANA,
Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; DAVID RIVERA, Field
Office Director for the New Orleans Field Office of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement; DAVE BERKEBILE, Warden for Adams County Correctional
Center,
Respondents-Appellees
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 5:15-CV-100
Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Lal Bhatia, formerly federal prisoner # 97562-011, appeals the denial of
his motion for a preliminary injunction in a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 proceeding. He
also moves for expedited consideration.
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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: 16-60076 Document: 00513775762 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/29/2016
No. 16-60076
During the pendency of this appeal, Bhatia was released from prison and
placed in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Accordingly, his
appeal is moot, and we lack jurisdiction over it. See Bailey v. Southerland, 821
F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1987).
APPEAL DISMISSED; MOTION DENIED.
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