Case Explained: In re OSCAR CONTRERAS-AGUILAR

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-05 The fourth-circuit denied the petitioner’s petition for a writ of mandamus, ruling that the request was moot. The court determined that the district court had recently adjudicated the underlying motions: it denied the petitioner’s motions for compassionate release and granted her motion to withdraw her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, subsequently dismissing that habeas petition with prejudice. Because the district court had already acted on the specific relief sought in the mandamus petition, there was no longer a live controversy requiring judicial intervention. The court dispensed with oral argument and issued an unpublished per curiam opinion denying the petition. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.