Bean v. Warden, No. 3:2019cv00359 - Document 11 (N.D. Ind. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING 9 MOTION to Dismiss. This case is DISMISSED and the clerk is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Judge Jon E DeGuilio on 8/22/19. (ksp)

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Bean v. Warden Doc. 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION JOSHUA BEAN, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO.: 3:19-CV-359-JD-MGG WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Joshua Bean, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his prison disciplinary hearing in ISP 18-09-170 held on September 24, 2018, where the Disciplinary Hearing Officer found him guilty of soliciting unauthorized personal information in violation of offense B-247. ECF 1 at 1. As a result, Bean was sanctioned with the loss of 90 days earned credit time. Id. After Bean filed his petition, the finding of guilt and sanctions were vacated. ECF 9-2 at 1. The Warden has filed a motion to dismiss because this case is moot. ECF 9. Bean did not file a response and the time for doing so has passed. See N.D. Ind. L.R. 71(d)(3)(A). Regardless, the court cannot overturn the disciplinary proceeding and restore his time because the Indiana Department of Correction has already vacated the proceeding and restored his time. That is to say, Bean has already won and there is no case left for this court to decide. Accordingly, this case must be dismissed. See Hadley v. Holmes, 341 F.3d 661, 664 (7th Cir. 2003) (prisoner can challenge prison disciplinary Dockets.Justia.com determination in habeas proceeding only when it resulted in a sanction that lengthened the duration of his confinement). For these reasons, the motion to dismiss (ECF 9) is GRANTED and the case is DISMISSED. The clerk is DIRECTED to close this case. SO ORDERED on August 22, 2019 /s/ JON E. DEGUILIO JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2

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