United States v. Reynolds ( 2021 )

Case: 20-11256 Document: 00515819375 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/13/2021
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
April 13, 2021
No. 20-11256 Lyle W. Cayce
Summary Calendar Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Larry Reynolds,
Defendant—Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:20-CR-391-1
Before Davis, Stewart, and Dennis, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Larry Reynolds was charged in an order to show cause with criminal
contempt of court, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401, which arose from his
conduct in bankruptcy proceedings involving a company that he owned and
*
Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 Circuit Rule 47.5.4.
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managed. He now appeals the district court’s order of detention pending
trial. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142.
This court has recently become aware that Reynolds pled guilty to the
contempt charge on February 10, 2021. He was then sentenced to six
months’ imprisonment on March 24, 2021. Because Reynolds’ pending
appeal only seeks review of his pretrial detention, his subsequent conviction
and sentencing has rendered this appeal moot as there is no longer any relief
that this court can grant. United States v. Ramirez, 145 F.3d 345, 356 (5th Cir.
1998); United States v. O’Shaughnessy, 772 F.2d 112, 113 (5th Cir. 1985).
Accordingly, Reynolds’ appeal is DISMISSED as MOOT.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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