Stafon Thompson v. Tom Roy

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: Raymond W. Gruender, Bobby E. Shepherd and Jane Kelly (UNPUBLISHED), The Opinion dated 07/14/2015 is hereby vacated [4391091] [14-1821]

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-1821
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Stafon Edward Thompson
lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant
v.
Tom Roy, Commissioner of Corrections
lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
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Submitted: February 10, 2015
Filed: April 22, 2016
[Unpublished]
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Before GRUENDER, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case, vacated the
judgment, and remanded the case to our court for further proceedings. We now
vacate the opinion and judgment we entered in this case and remand with directions
for the district court to reconsider Thompson’s request for § 2254 relief in light of the

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Date Filed: 04/22/2016 Entry ID: 4391091

United States Supreme Court decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ---, 136
S. Ct. 718 (2016).
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Date Filed: 04/22/2016 Entry ID: 4391091