Case Name: RIVAS et al. v. COZENS, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-11-13
Citations: 409 U.S. 55
Docket Number: No. 71-5780
Parties: RIVAS et al. v. COZENS, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 409
Pages: 55–55

Head Matter:
RIVAS et al. v. COZENS, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
No. 71-5780.
Decided November 13, 1972

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The appellants' supplemental brief filed October 14, 1972, recites:
"The California Supreme Court's decision in Rios [v. Cozens, 7 Cal. 3d 792, 499 P. 2d 979 (1972),] has been given full prospective and retroactive effect. Cal. Sup. Ct. Order Denying Stay Pending Appeal, filed August 30, 1972. Accordingly, the individual petitioners herein, Celestino V. Rivas and Zeferino Samaniego, have now been accorded the opportunity for a personal evidentiary hearing regarding the suspension of their driver's licenses."
Accordingly the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted, the judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to determine whether this case has become moot.