U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1973

Annie C. Gornto v. Ellis C. MacDougall Commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation

Annie C. Gornto v. Ellis C. MacDougall Commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 18, 1973 · Tuttle, Bell, Ains-Worth
482 F.2d 361; 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 8720 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Annie C. Gornto v. Ellis C. MacDougall Commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The opinion of this court in the within appeal from the denial of habeas corpus relief to appellant from her state sentence was issued on June 27, 1973. On July 2, 1973, counsel for the parties stipulated that appellant died on March 15, 1973, and for that reason have moved to dismiss the appeal as being moot.

The motion is granted; the opinion of this court is vacated, and the cause is remanded to the district court with direction that the case be dismissed. Hann, Warden v. Hawk, 8 Cir., 1953, 205 F.2d 839.

Remanded with direction.

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