Caro Garcia v. Dickey et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
MIGUEL ANGEL CARO GARCIA, 	§
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Petitioner,
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GRANT DICKEY, et al.,
Respondents.
§ 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-06357
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ORDER OF DISMISSAL
At the time the petitioner, Miguel Angel Caro Garcia, filed this petition for a writ
of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 , he was a detainee in the custody ofUnited States
Department 	of Homeland 	Security, Immigration 	and 	Customs Enforcement ("ICE")
officials at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas. 	Pending is Respondents'
motion to dismiss for mootness. 	Doc. No. 5. 	Petitioner has not filed a response and does
not dispute that this case is moot.
Respondents advise the Court that the petitioner is no longer in custody and was
granted voluntary departure on January 24, 2026. 	Id. at 2. 	Because the petitioner is no
longer in custody and no controversy remains, his petition must be dismissed as moot. See
Spencer v. Kemna, 118 S. Ct. 978, 983 ( 1998) (holding that a case becomes moot if it "no
longer present[s] a case or controversy under Article III, § 2 of the Constitution" because
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
March 17, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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"[t]he parties must continue to have a 'personal stake in the outcome' of the lawsuit "' )
(quoting Lewis v. Cont'! Bank Corp. , 110 S. Ct. 1249 , 1254 (1990)).
Therefore, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1. Respondents ' motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 5) is GRANTED.
2. 	This habeas petition is DISMISSED without prejudice as MOOT.
3. 	This case is CLOSED.
The Clerk will enter this Order, providing a correct copy to all parties of record.
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SIGNED on this 	t~ 	day of March 2026.
ANDREWS. HANEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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