492 F.2d 130

Walter Gene SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence JONES, Sheriff, Dallas County, et al., etc., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 73-2648.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1974.

Samuel W. Hudson, III, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

John B. Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before RIVES, GEWIN and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Walter Gene Scott, a state prisoner, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against various officials of the Dallas County, Texas Jail asserting that the appellees were denying him proper psychiatric care.1 Subsequent to the district court judgment denying appellant relief and appellant filing his notice of appeal, he was transferred from the Dallas County Jail to the state prison in Huntsville, Texas.2 Thus, any relief which this *131court might grant would be ineffective since the Dallas County Jail officials have no authority over the state prison in Huntsville. Accordingly, this case has been rendered moot and is remanded to the district court with directions to vacate its judgment and dismiss appellant’s complaint. See Armendariz v. Hershey, 413 F.2d 1006 (5th Cir. 1969); Taylor v. United States, 410 F.2d 392 (5th Cir. 1969).

Scott v. Jones
492 F.2d 130

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Scott v. Jones
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Apr 4, 1974
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