GRAHAM v. BUTTERWORTH

No. 92-3115.

5 F.3d 496 (1993)

Hon. Gary G. GRAHAM and Christopher Litras, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert A. BUTTERWORTH, Bradley E. King, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 25, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Servay, M. David Gelfand, Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiffs-appellants.

George L. Waas, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, FL, for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and JOHNSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Because events subsequent to the filing of this lawsuit have rendered it moot, we dismiss this appeal.

I. FACTS

In 1990, Gary Graham was a candidate for the office of county court judge for Citrus County, Florida, and Christopher Litras, a resident of Citrus County, supported Graham in his campaign. As part of his campaign literature, Graham paid for the printing of 5,000 postcards reading: "I am supporting Judge Graham because...

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