USA v. Michael Martin Essmyer, Sr., No. 10-20483 (5th Cir. 2011)

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Case: 10-20483 Document: 00511340005 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/04/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED January 4, 2011 No. 10-20483 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. ROBERT ALLEN STANFORD Defendant MICHAEL MARTIN ESSMYER, Sr., Esq. Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:09-CR-00342-1 Before GARWOOD, ELROD and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The court has been advised in writing in November 2010 (subsequent to the filing of the briefs in this appeal) by appellant Essmyer that the district court, in October 2010, had vacated its prior order or orders denying Essmyer s motion to withdraw as counsel for defendant Robert Allen Stanford in cause No. * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 10-20483 Document: 00511340005 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/04/2011 No. 10-20483 H-09-342, United States v. Robert Allen Stanford, et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and had granted Essmyer s motion to withdraw as counsel for defendant Robert Allen Stanford in said cause, and that accordingly appellant Essmyer does thereby notify the 5th Circuit of the mootness of this appeal. The United States has not advised otherwise. Accordingly, the instant appeal is hereby dismissed as moot. APPEAL DISMISSED. 2

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