Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John S. PANGELINAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-02-20
Citations: 88 F. App'x 204
Docket Number: No. 02-10535
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. John S. PANGELINAN, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: D.W. NELSON, KLEINFELD, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 88
Pages: 204–204

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. John S. PANGELINAN, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 02-10535.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 13, 2004.
Decided Feb. 20, 2004.
Patrick J. Smith, Esq., United States Attorney, Saipan, MP, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Colin Fieman, Esq., FPDWA—Federal Public Defender’s Office, Tacoma, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: D.W. NELSON, KLEINFELD, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
The district court never converted its August 6, 2001 order issuing a preliminary injunction into a permanent injunction, nor did it indicate any intent for the preliminary injunction to continue beyond the entry of a final judgment. Therefore, the preliminary injunction expired upon entry of a final judgment on April 24, 2002. See Taylor v. United States, 181 F.3d 1017, 1022 n. 9 (9th Cir.1999); Sweeney v. Hanley, 126 F. 97, 99 (9th Cir.1903). Pangelinan cannot be held in criminal contempt of an expired injunction. Pangelinan's conviction for criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § 401(3) is
REVERSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.