
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. John DEFABRITIS, aka Jonathan Defabritis, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 01-50724.
    D.C. No. CR-99-01101-JSL-01.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 12, 2004.
    
    Decided Jan. 15, 2004.
    Miriam A. Krinsky, AUSA Wendy O. Clendening, Aty., USLA — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Judith Kahn, Mendocino, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before BEEZER, HALL and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
    
      
      This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

On October 29, 2003, the district court issued an order dismissing petitioner’s indictment with prejudice. Because there is no longer a case or controversy, this appeal is dismissed as moot. See United States v. Mann, 138 F.3d 758 (9th Cir. 1997) (order).

DISMISSED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
     