United States, Petitioner v. Rene Sanchez-Gomez

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the Ninth Circuit’s decision striking down the Marshals Service’s full‑restraint policy was barred by mootness because the defendants’ individual claims had become moot and neither the “functional class action” doctrine nor the “capable of repetition, yet evading review” exception applied. Accordingly, the Court vacated the appellate judgment and remanded with instructions to dismiss the case as moot.