FIELDS v. JORDAN (2023)

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Samuel FIELDS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Scott JORDAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

No. 17-5065

Decided: February 22, 2023

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; MOORE, CLAY, GIBBONS, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, STRANCH, BUSH, LARSEN, NALBANDIAN, READLER, MURPHY, DAVIS, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges. * ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC: Matthew F. Kuhn, OFFICE OF THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL, Frankfort, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON RESPONSE: Daniel E. Kirsch, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Kansas City, Missouri, for Appellant.

ORDER

On Petition for Rehearing En Banc

A majority of the Judges of this Court in regular active service has voted for rehearing en banc of this case. Sixth Circuit Rule 35(b) provides as follows:

The effect of the granting of a hearing en banc shall be to vacate the previous opinion and judgment of this court, to stay the mandate and to restore the case on the docket sheet as a pending appeal.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED, that the previous decision and judgment of this court are vacated, the mandate is stayed, and this case is restored to the docket as a pending appeal.

The Clerk will direct the parties to file supplemental briefs and will schedule this case for oral argument as soon as possible.