United States v. Rydle, No. 21-1016 (1st Cir. 2023)
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The First Circuit dismissed these consolidated appeals involving the Defendant's request for retention of a seal of judicial records up until the expiration of his sentence, holding that the appeals were moot.
Appellant pleaded guilty to crimes and was sentenced to a brief term of incarceration, during which the district court sealed portions of the record pertaining to Appellant's cooperation with the government. In accordance with local practice, the court ordered that the seal be lifted once Appellant's imprisonment ended. Appellant objected, requesting that the seal remain in place until the expiration of his term of supervised release. The district court overruled the objection but left the seal in place during Appellant's appeal. During the pendency of that appeal, Appellant violated the terms of his supervised release and was sentenced to a new prison term and supervised release term. When he was released yet again on supervision, a second appeal concerning the sealing order was pending, and the two appeals were consolidated. Before adjudication, Appellant violated the conditions of his supervised release for a second time and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment with no supervised release to follow. The First Circuit dismissed the appeals, holding that they were moot.
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