Lord Judah Al-Barr v. Chad Garrett, et al.

• Court: District Court, E.D. Arkansas
• Decided: May 19, 2026
• Docket: 2:25-cv-00079
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS DELTA DIVISION

LORD JUDAH AL-BARR PETITIONER Reg. No. 40258-509

v. Case No. 2:25-cv-00079-KGB

CHAD GARRETT, et al. RESPONDENTS

ORDER Before the Court is a Proposed Findings and Recommendation (“Recommendation”) submitted by United States Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris (Dkt. No. 13). Petitioner Lord Judah Al-Barr has not filed objections, and the time to do so has passed. In the Recommendation, Judge Harris recommends that Al-Barr’s petition for writ of habeas corpus be dismissed because, among other reasons, his claims are the subject of a related case, Al-Barr v. Humphrey, Case No. 2:25-cv-00090-DPM (Dkt. No. 13, at 11). In Humphrey, United States District Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. adopted Judge Harris’s Proposed Findings and Recommendation, which recommended dismissing Al-Barr’s petition for writ of habeas corpus because Al-Barr had been released to pre-release custody, the relief he sought in his petition (Dkt. No. 14, at 2; 16). On January 16, 2026, Al-Barr was released from custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons. Find An Inmate: Lord Judah Al-Barr, Reg. No. 40258-509, Bureau of Prisons, https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/index.jsp#inmate_results (last visited May 18, 2026). Since Al-Barr is no longer incarcerated, the relief Al-Barr requested in his petition for writ of habeas corpus has been granted and his claims are moot. See Miller v. Whitehead, 527 F.3d 752, 756 (8th Cir, 2008); Reaves v. Garrett, 2025 WL 778059 (Mar. 11, 2025) (E.D. Ark.) (order adopted April 15, 2025). To the extent Al-Barr intended to seek compensatory and punitive damages for the alleged actions of defendants, Judge Harris in her initial screening Order limited Al-Barr to claims to be asserted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 which do not include claims for conditions-of-confident, state tort law, or Bivens claims seeking compensatory and punitive damages (Dkt. No. 2). Judge Harris explained the reasons such claims are not properly joined in this action in her Recommendation, as well (Dkt. No. 13). Accordingly, for the reasons explained in this Order, the Court declines to adopt the Recommendation (/d.) and dismisses Al-Barr’s petition for writ of habeas corpus as moot (Dkt. No. 1). It is so ordered this 19th day of May, 2026.

Kristine G. Baker Chief United States District Judge