RIVAS v. COZENS, 409 U.S. 55 (1972)
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U.S. Supreme Court
RIVAS v. COZENS, 409 U.S. 55 (1972) 409 U.S. 55RIVAS ET AL. v. COZENS, DIRECTOR,
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
No. 71-5780.
Decided November 13, 1972
Vacated and remanded. See: 327 F. Supp. 867.
PER CURIAM.
The appellants' supplemental brief filed October 14, 1972, recites:
"The California Supreme Court's
decision in Rios [v. Cozens, 7 Cal. 3d 792,
499 P.2d 979 (1972),] has been given full prospective and
retroactive effect. Cal. Sup. Ct. Order Denying Stay Pending
Appeal, filed August 30, 1972. Accordingly, the individual
petitioners herein, Celestino V. Rivas and Zeferino Samaniego, have
now been accorded the opportunity for a personal evidentiary
hearing regarding the suspension of their driver's licenses."
Accordingly the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is
granted, the judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the
United States District Court for the Northern District of
California to determine whether this case has become moot.
Opinions
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
No. 71-5780.
Decided November 13, 1972
Vacated and remanded. See: 327 F. Supp. 867. PER CURIAM. The appellants' supplemental brief filed October 14, 1972, recites:
U.S. Supreme Court
RIVAS v. COZENS, 409 U.S. 55 (1972) 409 U.S. 55 RIVAS ET AL. v. COZENS, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OFCALIFORNIA, ET AL.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
No. 71-5780.
Decided November 13, 1972
Vacated and remanded. See: 327 F. Supp. 867. PER CURIAM. The appellants' supplemental brief filed October 14, 1972, recites:
"The California Supreme Court's
decision in Rios [v. Cozens, 7 Cal. 3d 792,
499 P.2d 979 (1972),] has been given full prospective and
retroactive effect. Cal. Sup. Ct. Order Denying Stay Pending
Appeal, filed August 30, 1972. Accordingly, the individual
petitioners herein, Celestino V. Rivas and Zeferino Samaniego, have
now been accorded the opportunity for a personal evidentiary
hearing regarding the suspension of their driver's licenses."
Accordingly the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is
granted, the judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the
United States District Court for the Northern District of
California to determine whether this case has become moot.
Page 409 U.S.
55, 56
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