Robert E. Van Ordstrand v. Daniel Abelman, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee

45 F.3d 438 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert E. VAN ORDSTRAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Daniel ABELMAN, et al., Defendants, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. No. 93-16422. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 16, 1994. * Decided Dec. 21, 1994. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 21, 1994. Before: TANG, REINHARDT, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 ORDER ** 2 Robert E. Van Ordstrand's interlocutory appeal seeks to set aside the district court's Order of Cancellation of Lis Pendens on land which had been acquired by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver for New Bank of New England, N.A. The FDIC has requested that we take judicial notice of the sale of the "Stub Tract" upon which the lis pendens was recorded, and dismiss the appeal as moot. 3 Assuming we would otherwise have jurisdiction to hear Van Ordstrand's appeal, the sole issue has become moot. Pursuant to the FDIC's…