Case Name: Christopher Lee GAITHER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Gregory S. DAVID, Assistant Warden; Ray D. Cruz, Captain; Gene W. Smith, Captain; Deana R. Davis, Correctional Officer V; Andrew M. Gratz, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-07-12
Citations: 693 F. App'x 324
Docket Number: No. 16-11107 Summary Calendar
Parties: Christopher Lee GAITHER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Gregory S. DAVID, Assistant Warden; Ray D. Cruz, Captain; Gene W. Smith, Captain; Deana R. Davis, Correctional Officer V; Andrew M. Gratz, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees
Judges: Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 693
Pages: 324–324

Head Matter:
Christopher Lee GAITHER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Gregory S. DAVID, Assistant Warden; Ray D. Cruz, Captain; Gene W. Smith, Captain; Deana R. Davis, Correctional Officer V; Andrew M. Gratz, Sergeant, Defendants-Appellees
No. 16-11107 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed July 12, 2017
Christopher Lee Gaither, Pro Se
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Lee Gaither, Texas prisoner # 01821218, appeals the dismissal of his civil rights complaint against several prison officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. However, after Gaither filed his appellate brief in this court, the district court granted Gaither's motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) and reopened the case. Because the district court explicitly vacated the judgment of dismissal from which Gaither appealed, this appeal does not present a live controversy and is moot. See Rocky v. King, 900 F.2d 864, 867 (5th Cir. 1990). Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED as MOOT, and Gaither's motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cm. R. 47.5.4.