Case: 17-12612 Date Filed: 12/15/2017 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 17-12612 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:16-cr-00383-ODE-RGV-4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus VANCE HOARD, a.k.a Bernard Hoard, a.k.a. Vance Holland, Defendant - Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (December 15, 2017) Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Case: 17-12612 Date Filed: 12/15/2017 Page: 2 of 2

The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Vance Hoard’s plea agreement is GRANTED. See United States v. Grinard-Henry, 399 F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005); United States v. Bushert, 997 F.2d 1343, 1350–51 (11th Cir. 1993) (“[F]or a waiver to be effective it must be knowing and voluntary.”).