United States v. West Gulf Maritime Assoc

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. WEST GULF MARITIME…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 21, 1972

460 F.2d 1231 (5th Cir. 1972)

Opinion

Nos. 71-3612, 71-3633, 72-1019 and 72-1020.

March 21, 1972.

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.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

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.