U.S. v. Tooker

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 91-2148 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus GUY WILLARD TOOKER, BAO TRAN, ROY JOHN SCOTT, ROBERT C. DeBROPHY, Defendants-Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ON PETITIONS FOR REHEARING AND SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC (Opinion March 30, 1992, 5th Cir., 1992______F.2d_______) (May 8, 1992) Before REAVLEY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Tooker, Bao Tran, Scott, and DeBrophy, appellants, all petition the court for a rehearing. The petitioners' arguments were all made in the original briefs to this court, and we reject them for the reasons stated in the panel opinion. Petitioners point out a transposition in the original panel opinion. The opinion states: "Both DeBrophy and Scott contend that, because their letter of intent to Gessner described an agreement to sell Gessner `Basmati rice,' there is no evidence that either intended to sell Vietnamese rice in violation of the law." United States v. Tooker, Slip Op. No. 91-2148, at 3809 (5th Cir. March 30, 1992) (emphasis added). This passage transposed DeBrophy's and Scott's names with Gessner's. Accordingly, the sentence should be altered to read: "Both DeBrophy and Scott contend that, because Gessner's letter of intent to DeBrophy and Scott described an agreement to sell Gessner `Basmati rice,' there is no evidence that either DeBrophy or Scott intended to sell Vietnamese rice in violation of the law." This typographical error has no effect on the court's reasoning or result. The appellants' petition is meritless. The court's opinion will be AMENDED as specified in this order. The petitions for rehearing are DENIED and no member of this panel nor judge in regular active service on the Court having requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc, (Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Local Rule 35) the Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc is DENIED. 2