Bingaman v. Human Services

• Court: Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Decided: September 10, 1999
• Docket: 98-2201
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT] United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 98-2201

RICHARD BINGAMAN,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

MAINE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE

[Hon. Morton A. Brody, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Boudin, Circuit Judge, Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge, and Stahl, Circuit Judge.

Richard Bingaman on brief pro se. Andrew Ketterer, Attorney General, Andrew S. Hagler, Assistant Attorney General, and Paul Stern, Deputy Attorney General, on brief for appellee.

September 10, 1999

Per Curiam. Plaintiff-appellant Richard Bingaman appeals pro se from an order denying preliminary injunctive relief. While this appeal was pending, the underlying case was dismissed. Bingaman has not appealed from the dismissal. Under the circumstances, the instant appeal is moot, and we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Caribbean Tubular Corp. v. Fernandez Torrecillas (In re Caribbean Tubular Corp.), 813 F.2d 533, 534 (1st Cir. 1987) (per curiam). Dismissed.