Legal Opinion

Hill v. Butterworth

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 30, 1998No. 97-2192PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1334Petition for Rehearing.

HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

In light of Calderon v. Ashmus, — U.S. -, 118 S.Ct. 1694, 140 L.Ed.2d 970 (1998), we grant Florida’s petition for rehearing, vacate our previous opinion, Hill v. Butterworth, 133 F.3d 783 (11th Cir.1997), reverse the judgment of the district court, and remand the case with instructions to dissolve the injunction and dismiss the complaint for want of a justiciable case or controversy. See Hill, 133 F.3d at 785 n. 7 (Florida raised this issue on appeal).**

REVERSED and REMANDED.

Florida's motion to stay is denied as moot.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Calderon v. AshmusSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Hill v. ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hill v. ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  2. Spears v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002