Omar Thomas Wala v. Warden, FCC Coleman Camp

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION

OMAR THOMAS WALA,

Petitioner,

v. Case No.: 5:26-cv-53-WFJ-PRL

WARDEN, FCC COLEMAN CAMP,

Respondent. /

ORDER

Before the Court is Omar Wala’s (“Petitioner”) pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1) and the Warden of FCC Coleman Camp’s (“Respondent”) Response (Doc. 9). After careful consideration, the Court dismisses the Petition as moot. BACKGROUND In November 2024, Petitioner was sentenced to a 90-month term of imprisonment. See Doc. 9 at 1. In June 2025, Bureau of Prisons staff issued Incident Report No. 4136406, charging Petitioner with a Code 108 prohibited act for possession of a cellular phone. (Doc. 1 at 10). Petitioner was found guilty of the charge and was sanctioned with, inter alia, the loss of 41 days of Good Conduct time. (Doc. 1 at 12). Petitioner claims that his due process rights were violated throughout the disciplinary proceedings. Id. at 12–13. For relief, Petitioner seeks vacation and expungement of the incident report and restoration of his Good Conduct time credits. Id. at 13. Respondent moves for dismissal of the Petition as moot. (Doc. 9). Respondent maintains that Petitioner has obtained the relief sought in this action because the incident report has been expunged, and his Good Conduct time has been restored. See

Doc. 9 at 3; Doc. 9-1 at 8. Respondent contends that this Court cannot provide any further relief to Petitioner and lacks jurisdiction over the Petition. (Doc. 9). DISCUSSION A claim must be dismissed as moot if the issue presented is no longer “live,”

such that courts cannot grant meaningful relief. Soliman v. United States ex rel. INS, 296 F.3d 1237, 1242 (11th Cir. 2002) (dismissing as moot an appeal of a § 2241 habeas petition seeking relief from a lengthy detention pending removal because alien had been returned to his native country); Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486, 496 (1969) (“[A] case is moot when the issues presented are no longer ‘live’ or the parties lack a

legally cognizable interest in the outcome.”). When a party “has already received the relief that he is seeking from this Court . . . the issue is no longer live.” United States v. Beltran-Gabito, 280 F. App’x 861, 863 (11th Cir. 2008) (citing 31 Foster Children v. Bush, 329 F.3d 1255, 1263 (11th Cir. 2003)). Based on the undisputed record before this Court, Petitioner has obtained the

relief he seeks, and this action is now moot. See Alvarez v. Smith, 558 U.S. 87, 92 (2009) (holding that an “actual controversy” must exist through “all stages” of the litigation). CONCLUSION It is therefore ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Petition (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED as moot. 2. The Clerk shall CLOSE THIS CASE. DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on May 28, 2026.

WILLIAM F. a UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies furnished to: Pro Se Party Counsel of Record