OWEN v. U.S.

No. 17-3487.

930 F.3d 989 (2019)

Scott Lee OWEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil Fulton , Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Pierre, SD, Molly Quinn , Assistant Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Sioux Falls, SD, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Scott Lee Owen, Pro Se.

Megan A. Healy , Keith Reisenauer , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of North Dakota, Fargo, ND, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Scott Owen appeals the district court's1 denial of his motion to set aside or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We conclude that the appeal is moot, because Owen was released from prison while this appeal was pending, and his § 2255 motion challenged only the length of his...

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