Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bladimir DEVILA, Avery Lightborne, et al., Defendants-Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-02-20
Citations: 242 F.3d 995
Docket Number: No. 98-4374
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bladimir DEVILA, Avery Lightborne, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
Judges: Before HILL, COX and MESKILL , Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 242
Pages: 995–996

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bladimir DEVILA, Avery Lightborne, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
No. 98-4374.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Feb. 20, 2001.
Philip Robert Horowitz, Law Office of Philip R. Horowitz, Miami, FL, Richard L. Rosenbaum, Law Offices of Richard L. Rosenbaum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Richard C. Klugh, Richard J. Lautenbach, Fed. Pub. Def., Marcia J. Silvers (Court-Appointed), Thomas F. Almon (Court-Appointed), Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.
Kathleen M. Williams, Fed. Pub. Def., Christopher Clark, Robert Cornell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Evelio Yera, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before HILL, COX and MESKILL , Circuit Judges.
The Honorable Thomas J. Meskill, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
BY THE COURT:
The Court DISMISSES the appeal as to Appellant Rauldino Rivera upon the sug- gestión of death filed by his counsel. The Court VACATES the judgment of conviction below as to Appellant Rivera, and REMANDS Appellant Rivera's case to the District Court with instructions to dismiss the indictment against him. See U.S. v. Schumann, 861 F.2d 1234 (11th Cir.1988). On its own motion, the Court VACATES its June 27, 2000, opinion as to Appellant Rivera. The appeals of the remaining Appellants shall be unaffected by this order.