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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D.C. Dock etNos . 1: 08 -cv -2 30 67 -J EM, 1: 07 -cr- 20 41 5- JEM -1 FREDERIC K BRADLEY NOWELL, SR., ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Pet it io ne r-Ap pe ll an t, ver su s UNITED STAT ES OF AMERIC A, ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Resp on de nt -Ap pe ll ee.

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th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt forth e So ut he rnDis tri ctof F lo rid a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Ma y 9, 2 01 1) Befo re CARNES, M ARTIN, an d ANDERSON, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: Fred eri ckBrad le y

Nowel l, Sr., p ro ceed in g p ro se, app eal s the di st ric t co urt’s d en ia l o f th ree m ot io ns th athe fil edaft er the de ni al of h is in it ia l 2 8 U.S.C.§ 2 25 5 m ot io n. In hi s fi rs t m ot io n No well reque st edth e d is qu al ifi cat io n o f th e

Ass is ta ntUni te d S ta te s At to rn ey who rep res en te d the go ve rn m en t i n h is un de rlyin g c riminal cas e an d h is in it ia l § 22 55 pro ceed in gs ; i n h is sec on d m ot io n, he reque st edanord er t o s ho w cau se why th e AUSA sh ou ldno t b e h el d i n c riminal co nt em pt ; an d i n h is th irdm ot io n, h e as ke d t ha t a t hr ee-ju dg e p an el of t he di st ric t co urt b e co nv en edto rev ers e th e d en ia l o f hi s s ho w-cau se m ot io n. Nowel l co nt en ds th atth e AUSA sh ou ldbe di squa li fie d b ecau se sh e act ed un de r a co nf

li ctof i nt eres t dur in g t he ti m e sh e p ro se cu te d h is cas e. As t o t he cri m in al co nt em

ptm ot io ns , Nowel l co nt en ds th at , du rin g h is pre -tr ia l p ro ceed in gs , th e AUSA di so be y edth e d is tri ctco urt’s s tand in g d is co ve ry ord er b y wil lfu ll y fai li ng to pro vi de an y

di sc ov ery withi n t he ti m e p eri odsp eci fie d b y th e co urt. He as se rts th atsh e wit hh el d c rit ic al ev id en ce fr om hi m be fo re h e en te reda gu il ty ple a. Nowel l ch al le ng edth is all eg edm is co nduc t b efo re s en te nc in g, m ov in g t o wi th dr aw hi s g ui lt y pl ea. The di st ric t co urt d en ie d t ha t m ot io n, an d t hi s C ou rt a ffi rm edth at jud gm en t o n d ire ctap pe al inanop in io n i ss ue d o n M arch20 , 20 08 . Bec au se m oo tn es s i s juris di ct io na l, we “ m us t re so lv e an y

qu es ti on of m oo tn es s” be fo re as su m in g t ha t we h av e juri sd ic ti on ov er anap pe al . Uni te d St at es v. Al -Ari an , 51 4 F .3d11 84 , 11 89 (11 th Cir . 20 08 ). “ A cas e o n app eal be co m es m oo t, an d c eas es to be a cas e o r co nt ro ve rs y , whenitno lo ng er p res en ts a 2li ve co nt ro ve rs y with re sp ectto whi chth e co urt ca n g iv e m ean in gf ul rel ie f.” Id . (quo ta ti onm ark s o m itte d) . W e rev ie w de n ov o que st io ns of m oo tn es s. Id . Nowel l’s ap pe al of the de ni al of h is m ot io n t o d is qu al ify is m oo t. Thi s co urt ru le d i n a n e arl ie r or de r th atNowel l’s 2 8 U.S.C. § 22 55 pro ceed in gs ha ve en de d, an d t he AUSA who m Nowel l s ou gh t t o d is qu al ify do es no t re pr es en t the go ve rn m en t i n t hi s ap pe al . Becau se th ere i s n o p ro ceed in g, ei th er h ere o r in th e di st ric t co urt, fro m

whi chth e AUSA co ul d b e d is qu al ifi ed , Nowel l’s m ot io n “ no lo ng er p res en ts a li ve co nt ro ve rs y ,” an d we c an no t g ran t an y m ean in gf

ul rel ie f. See Al-Ari an , 51 4 F .3dat 1 18 9 (quo ta ti on m ark s o mitte d) . For tha t re as on , we di sm is s h is ap pe al on th e d is qu al ifi cat io n i ss ue . Reg ard in g No well ’s othe r two m ot io ns , itis no t en ti rel y cle ar wh athe so ug htto acco m

pl is h b y fil in g t he m . Evenco ns tru in g t ho se m ot io ns m os t fav or ab ly to No well , ho wev er, we candi sc ernno rel ie f th atth e d is tri ctco urt co ul d gr an t. Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm th e d is tri ctco urt’s d en ia l o f th os e m ot io ns . DISMI SSED i n PART, AFFIRMED in PART.

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