Case Name: Thomas BOYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1990-12-04
Citations: 920 F.2d 587
Docket Number: No. 88-15342
Parties: Thomas BOYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER, FLETCHER, POOLE, NELSON, BEEZER, BRUNETTI, THOMPSON, LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 920
Pages: 587–587

Head Matter:
Thomas BOYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 88-15342.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Dec. 4, 1990.
Before: GOODWIN, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER, FLETCHER, POOLE, NELSON, BEEZER, BRUNETTI, THOMPSON, LEAVY, FERNANDEZ, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, has been substituted for Otis R. Bowen, M.D., pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 43.

Opinion:
ORDER
Upon being advised by counsel that the Department of Health and Human Services has issued Boyes an Award Certificate, there is no longer a ease or controversy. Accordingly, the order taking this case en banc is VACATED.
It is further ordered that the opinion published at 891 F.2d 224 (9th Cir.), as amended, 901 F.2d 717 (9th Cir.1990) is withdrawn from publication, and neither party shall recover costs on appeal.