ARMSTER v. UNITED STATES DIST. COURT

Nos. 86-7354, 86-7362.

806 F.2d 1347 (1986)

Maurice ARMSTER, Josefina Cabrales, Clarence Carnes, William Clark, Nina Gorio, Patricia McCoy, Michael Romberg, Maverick Veasey, Joseph Walters, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent, and City of Riverside, City of Los Angeles, City of Rialto, Terry Ford, Sheman Block, Sheriff of Los Angeles, Jeff Launi, Daryl Gates, Police Chief of City of Los Angeles, Robert Evans, Real Parties in Interest Celine ROLERSON, Dr. Mark Rolerson, M.D., individually, Dr. Mark Rolerson, M.D., as the natural father of Elizabeth Rolerson, a minor, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR the DISTRICT OF ALASKA, and the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, Respondents, Volkswagenwerk A.G., a/k/a Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, a foreign corporation and Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, Real Parties in Interest.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Yagman, Marion R. Yagman, Yagman & Yagman, P.C., Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioners in No. 86-7354.

Brian A. Putra, Peterson, Bracelin, Young, Putra, Fletcher & Zeder, Judith E. Bendich, Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong, Seattle, Wash., for petitioners in No. 86-7362.

Douglas Letter, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before KOELSCH, FERGUSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


MOTION TO VACATE FOR MOOTNESS

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Respondent United States District Court for the Central District of California, by its counsel the Department of Justice, has moved to vacate our decision filed on June 26, 1986 in these consolidated mandamus proceedings on the ground that the proceedings are now moot. We deny Respondent's motion. Respondent's counsel misunderstands the nature of the proceedings in this Court, the basis of our supervisory...

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