Odus v. Ashcroft, et al

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-30575
Summary Calendar
BOBBY ODUS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
JOHN ASHCROFT, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL;
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE,
Respondents-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 01-CV-1902
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February 7, 2003
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Bobby Odus (“Odus”) appeals the district court’s judgment
dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus with prejudice.
Odus argues that the district court erred in finding that Odus’
petition was moot upon his deportation. The district court did not
err in finding that Odus’ argument regarding the length of his
detention, pursuant to Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001),
became moot upon his deportation. See Umanzor v. Lambert, 782 F.2d

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1299, 1301 (5th Cir. 1986). Because Odus failed to argue in his
initial brief on appeal that the district court erred in finding
that the only issue before it was the length of post-removal-order
detention, he is deemed to have abandoned the issue of
discretionary relief pursuant to INS v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. 289
(2001). See Cousin v. Trans Union Corp., 246 F.3d 359, 373 n.22
(5th Cir.), cert. denied 122 S. Ct. 346 (2001).
AFFIRMED.

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