Mark A. Koch v. Charles L. Ryan, Mark A. Koch v. Charles L. Ryan George Herman Denny Harkins, and Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Department of Corrections

335 F.3d 993 Mark A. KOCH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles L. RYAN, * Defendant-Appellant. Mark A. Koch, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles L. Ryan; George Herman; Denny Harkins, Defendants-Appellants. and Samuel A. Lewis, Director, Department of Corrections, Defendant. No. 01-16891. No. 02-15061. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 5, 2002. Filed July 11, 2003. Michael T. O'Toole, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, AR, for the appellants. Timothy J. Eckstein, Osborn Maledon, Phoenix, Arizona (argued); Daniel J. Pochoda, Phoenix, AR (briefed), for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; James B. Moran, Senior Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CV-90-01872-JBM, CV-90-01872-JBM. Before: B. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 Petitioner's release from prison by the State of Arizona has rendered the consolidated appeals in this matter moot. See Dilley v. Gunn, 64 F.3d 1365, 1368 (9th Cir.1995). Accordingly, the Motion to Dismiss Appeal filed by Appellant Charles L. Ryan is GRANTED. 2 This appeal is DISMISSED and the cases of Koch v. Lewis, 216 F.Supp.2d 994 (D.Ariz.2001) and Koch v.…