U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1972

United States v. West Gulf Maritime Ass'n

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided March 21, 1972 · Bell, Clark, Dyer

460 F.2d 1231 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Bertram Perkel, Schulman, Abarbanel, Perkel & McEvoy, New York City, W. Arthur Combs, Joseph F. Archer, Combs & Archer, Herman Wright, Houston, Tex., C. Paul Barker, New Orleans, La., for American Radio Assn, and others in No. 71-3612., Robert Eikel, Houston, Tex., Bryan F. Williams, Jr., of Royston, Rayzor & Cook, Galveston, Tex., Ben Reynolds, Houston, for West Gulf Maritime Ass’n in No. 71-3612., Anthony J. P. Farris, U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for the United States in No. 71-3612., Warner F. Brock, Brock & Williams, James P. Wolf, Dixie, Wolf & Hall, Herman Wright, Mandell & Wright, Houston, Tex., Bertram Perkel, New York City, for International Longshoremen’s Assn, and others in No-. 71-3633., William L. Bowers, Jr., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Bryan F. Williams, Jr., of Royston, Rayzor & Cook, Galveston, Tex., Robert Eikel, Houston, Tex., for the United States in No. 71-3633; A. Theodore Giattina, Civil Div., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D. C., of counsel., Bertram Perkel, New York City, C. Paul Barker, New Orleans, La., W. Arthur Combs, Houston, Tex., for Seafarers International Union and others in No. 72-1019., Gerald Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., James D. Carriere, Mary Cazalas, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for the United States in Nos. 72-1019 and 72-1020., Alvin J. Liska, Victor H. Hess, Jr., New Orleans, La., Bertram Perkel, New York City, for International Longshoreman’s Ass’n, AFL-CIO, and others in No. 72-1020., Andrew P. Carter, David E. Walker, Charles King Mallory, New Orleans, La., for N.O. Steamship Ass’n.

Cases that cite this one

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National Lawyers Guild, University of Texas Chapter, Plainitiffs-Appellants v. Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (5th Cir. 1974)
Peter S. Desimone v. Velma Linford, Etc. (5th Cir. 1974)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

It appearing that the matters giving rise to these appeals are moot, the judgments of the district courts in question are vacated and the causes are remanded to the district courts with direction to dismiss the proceedings as being moot. Cf. United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 1950, 340 U.S. 36, 39-40, 71 S.Ct. 104, 95 L.Ed. 36; Troy State University v. Dickey, 5 Cir., 1968, 402 F.2d 515, 516-517; Lebus, Regional Director v. Seafarers’ Int’l Union, 5 Cir., 1968, 398 F.2d 281, 283, on the procedure to be followed by the court of appeals in dismissing a case by reason of mootness.

Vacated and remanded with directions.

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