United States of America v. Stephan Cotterrell

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 24-6633
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
STEPHAN COTTERRELL,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Senior District Judge. (1:17-cr-00063-TSK-MJA-1)
Submitted: May 19, 2025 Decided: May 28, 2025
Before AGEE, WYNN, and BERNER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Stephan Cotterrell, Appellant Pro Se. Zelda Elizabeth Wesley, Assistant United States
Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Clarksburg, West Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Stephan Cotterrell seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying his 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(1)(A) motion for compassionate release. During the pendency of this appeal,
however, Cotterrell completed his term of imprisonment and was released from
incarceration. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal as moot. See Fleet Feet, Inc. v. NIKE,
Inc., 986 F.3d 458, 463 (4th Cir. 2021) (“If an event occurs during the pendency of an
appeal that makes it impossible for a court to grant effective relief to a prevailing party,
then the appeal must be dismissed as moot.” (internal quotation marks omitted)). We
dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional
process.
DISMISSED

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