United States v. Esquivel

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: November 25, 2025
• Docket: 25-50220
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 25-50220 Document: 62-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/25/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-50220 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ November 25, 2025 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Ricardo Esquivel,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:18-CR-2696-1 ______________________________

Before Dennis, Haynes, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Ricardo Esquivel appeals the sentence imposed following the revocation of his supervised release. During the pendency of this appeal, Esquivel completed his revocation sentence and was released from custody. We must examine the basis of our jurisdiction, sua sponte, when necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). Article III,

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 25-50220 Document: 62-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/25/2025

No. 25-50220

Section 2, of the Constitution limits federal jurisdiction to actual cases and controversies. Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. 1, 7 (1998). The case-or-controversy requirement demands that “some concrete and continuing injury other than the now-ended incarceration or parole—some ‘collateral consequence’ of the conviction—must exist if the suit is to be maintained.” Id. Because the district court did not impose an additional term of supervised release, there is no case or controversy for us to address. See id. at 8; cf. United States v. Lares-Meraz, 452 F.3d 352, 355 (5th Cir. 2006). Accordingly, Esquivel’s appeal is DISMISSED as moot.