Jean-Ribbentrop Amazon v. DORIS MEISSNER, Commissioner of Immigration

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-6103
JEAN-RIBBENTROP AMAZON,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
DORIS MEISSNER, Commissioner of Immigration
and Naturalization Services; JANET RENO, U.S.
Attorney General,
Respondents - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. James C. Cacheris, Senior Dis-
trict Judge. (CA-99-1376-AM)
Submitted: May 31, 2000 Decided: August 9, 2000
Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jean-Ribbentrop Amazon, Appellant Pro Se. James Arthur Hunolt,
OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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* This case was docketed under the name “Amazon” in the dis-
trict court and this Court.
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PER CURIAM:
Jean-Ribbentrop Amazan * appeals from the dismissal of his 28
U.S.C. § 2241 (1994) petition, in which he challenged his detention
pending deportation. Since filing this appeal, Amazan has been
deported to his homeland. Because his petition attacked his con-
finement only (rather than the deportation order), and because
Amazan has not alleged any collateral consequences arising from his
detention or deportation, his appeal is moot. See Spencer v.
Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 7 (1998). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.
In light of this disposition, we also deny Amazan’s motion for
appointment of counsel. We dispense with oral argument because the
facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the mate-
rials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED

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