Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Christopher SEPULVADO
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2013-09-25
Citations: 122 So. 3d 1005
Docket Number: No. 2013-KP-2177
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Christopher SEPULVADO.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 122
Pages: 1005–1005

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Christopher SEPULVADO.
No. 2013-KP-2177.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 25, 2013.

Opinion:
ORDER
11 Writ granted. Jurisdiction rests with the federal appellate court until a mandate has issued. U.S. v. Rivera, 844 F.2d 916 (2nd Cir.1988). A federal district court order, though vacated on appeal, remains in effect until the issuance of an appellate court mandate. Bridge C.A.T. Scan Associates v. Technicare Corp., 710 F.2d 940, 947 (2nd Cir.1983). Here, the trial court erred in issuing a warrant of execution before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had issued a mandate. The Motion to Vacate Warrant of Execution filed by Defendant on September 6, 2013 is granted.
FOR THE COURT:
/s/ Jefferson D. Hughes III Justice, Supreme Court of Louisiana