Michael Geraci v. United States, No. 21-1346 (8th Cir. 2021)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: [Per Curiam. Before Gruender, Wollman, and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Habeas Petition - Federal Habeas. Challenge to disciplinary proceeding and recalculation of his release date is now moot, as Geraci has been released from prison and a ruling would have no effect on his current term of supervised release.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 21-1346 ___________________________ Michael Romeo Geraci lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant v. United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee Ned Wohlman lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________ Submitted: May 26, 2021 Filed: June 1, 2021 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, WOLLMAN, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Michael Romeo Geraci appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, in which he challenged certain Bureau of Prisons disciplinary proceedings and the recalculation of his projected release date. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the case is now moot. Geraci was released from prison while this appeal was pending, and so a ruling in his favor would have no effect on his current term of supervised release. At this time we see no collateral consequences from the challenged disciplinary action and resulting amended release date. See O’Neil v. United States, 966 F.3d 764, 770 n.4 (8th Cir. 2020), cert. denied, 141 S. Ct. 1419 (2021) (release from imprisonment rendered habeas claim moot where claim challenged sentence, as there were no collateral consequences after release); cf. United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53, 54-59 (2000) (supervised release begins when prisoner is released from prison; excess prison time served cannot offset term of supervised release). Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. -2-
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