PATTERSON

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA

M.D. Fla. | 2021-05-07

No. 5:12-cv

District Court, M.D. Florida (2021)

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Holding

The Court held that a habeas petition may be dismissed without prejudice if the petitioner is released from custody and fails to demonstrate a continuing case or controversy.

Facts & Procedural History

Petitioner, incarcerated, filed a habeas corpus petition. He was later released from custody but failed to update his address or respond to court orde…

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Collateral Consequences Of Conviction Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus Habeas Corpus

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Opinion of the Court

Petitioner Avery Patterson initiated this action on February 8, 2016, by filing a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) while incarcerated with the Florida Department of Corrections. On July¹, 2016, the Court directed Petitioner to keep the Court apprised of his current address at all times. See Order (Doc. 14 at 3). The website for the Florida Department of Corrections reflects that Petitioner was released from FDOC custody on June 10, 2020.1 Petitioner, however, did not update his address with the Court. Therefore, on September 2, 2020, the Court directed Petitioner to file a notice, by September 30, 2020, advising the Court of his current custody status and whether his release from custody affects the collateral

In prosecuting this action, Petitioner is responsible for complying with this Court’s Orders. As of the date of this Order, he has neither complied with the Court’s Orders (Docs. 14, 51), filed a notice of change of address, explained his noncompliance, nor requested additional time to comply.

Notably, Petitioner has not filed any documents since filing a Motion to Hear and Rule (Doc. 50) over 560 days ago. Given that the designated time to respond to the Court’s Order (Doc. 51) passed on September 30, 2020, this Court concludes that dismissal of this case is appropriate at this time. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

1. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice.

2. The Clerk shall update Petitioner’s mailing address to the stated residence upon release: 15675 N.W. 48rd Court, Reddick, FL 32686, enter judgment dismissing this case without prejudice, and close the case. DONE AND ORDERED at Jacksonville, Florida, this 7th day of May, 2021.

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TOM BARBER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE caw 5/6/Jax-7 Avery Patterson Counsel of Record

Footnotes

1 See Corrections Offender Network, Florida Department of Corrections, available at http://www.dc.state.fl.us/offenderSearch (last visited May 6, 2021). consequences of this federal habeas action. See Order (Doc. 51). The Court advised Petitioner that failure to timely comply may result in the dismissal of this action without further notice. “If a petitioner is released from imprisonment subsequent to his filing a habeas petition, he must establish that his petition still presents a case or controversy under Article III, § 2, of the United States Constitution.” Shuler v. Warden, FCC Coleman –USP II, No. 5:12-cv-2580Oc-29PRL, 2015 WL 4606220, *2 (M.D. Fla. July 30, 2015) (citing United States Parole Comm’n v. Geraghty, 445 U.S. 388, 395–96 (1980); Mattern v. Sec’y Dep’t of Corr., 494 F. 3d 1282, 1285 (11th Cir.2007); Bailey v. Southerland, 821 F. 2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1987)). Once a petitioner’s sentence expires, “some concrete and continuing injury other than the now-ended incarceration or parole—some ‘collateral consequence’ of the conviction—must exist if the suit is to be maintained.” Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 7 (1988).

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United States Parole Comm'n v. Geraghty, 445 U.S. 388 (U.S. 1980)
Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1 (U.S. 1998)
Bailey v. Southerland, 821 F.2d 277 (5th Cir. 1987)

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