IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No.: 5:12-MC-65-BO
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Petitioner,
v. ORDER
AARON BLAKE PRICE,
Respondent.
This matter is before the Court on the government's motion to quash [DE 2] and
subsequent motion to dismiss [DE 5]. The government's motion to dismiss is GRANTED, the
government's motion to quash is DENIED AS MOOT, and the clerk is directed to close the file.
On November 26, 2012, the government filed a notice of removal of two subpoenas
issued by the Carteret County District Court in Price v. Price, 12 CVD 1113, and a motion to
quash those subpoenas. However, as ofNovember 27, 2012, the state action had been voluntarily
dismissed. The government now moves this Court to dismiss the pending action as moot. A case
is considered moot when the legal issues presented by the action are no longer "live" or the
parties have no interest in the outcome. United States v. Hardy, 545 F.3d 280, 283 (4th Cir.
2008)(quoting Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486,496 (1969)). As the state action underlying
the instant dispute has been dismissed there is no longer a "live" controversy between the parties.
Therefore, the Court GRANTS the government's motion to dismiss the pending action.
SO ORDERED, this _____k_ day ofFebruary, 2013.
UNITED STATES DISTRI
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