
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vance HOARD, a.k.a Bernard Hoard, a.k.a. Vance Holland, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 17-12612 Non-Argument Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    (December 15, 2017)
    Ryan Michael Christian, Lawrence R. Sommerfeld, U.S. Attorney Service— Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Ap-pellee
    Kendal Silas, W. Matthew Dodge, Stephanie A. Kearns, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant
    Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

The Government’s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to the appeal waiver in Vance Hoard’s plea agreement is GRANTED. See United States v. Grinard-Henry, 399 F.3d 1294, 1296 (11th Cir. 2005); United States v. Bushert, 997 F.2d 1343, 1350-51 (11th Cir. 1993) (“[F]or a waiver to be effective it must be knowing and voluntary.”).  