马丁内斯-阿尔瓦雷斯诉尼利案

Claudia Martinez-Alvarez, a federal prisoner, filed a pro se amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 against Kimberly Neely, Warden, challenging the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) denial of First Step Act (FSA) programming and good time credits toward her sentence. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on July 29, 2024. The respondent moved to dismiss the petition as moot, arguing that the BOP had already applied 365 days of FSA credits along with good-time credits to her sentence. Martinez-Alvarez acknowledged that her requested relief had been granted and agreed that her petition was moot. The magistrate judge recommended granting the motion to dismiss, and the court adopted the recommendation, dismissing the amended petition as moot. The docket was last retrieved on June 10, 2025.

The court granted the respondent's motion to dismiss and dismissed the amended petition as moot, as the petitioner had already received the requested relief.

Whether the BOP's decision to deny First Step Act programming and good time credits was lawful, and whether the subsequent granting of 365 days of FSA credits rendered the habeas petition moot.

The case highlights the procedural challenges faced by pro se petitioners in federal habeas corpus actions and illustrates how the Bureau of Prisons' application of First Step Act credits can moot ongoing litigation. It also reflects the broader impact of the First Step Act on federal prisoner sentencing and credit calculation disputes.