Briggs v. USA

Filing 6

ORDER granting 5 Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance/Stay pending resolution of the Government's petition for rehearing en banc in Whiteside v. United States, No. 7152. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 06/19/2014. (klb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:13-cv-00193-MR
(CRIMINAL CASE NO. 1:09-cr-00013-MR-2)

LAKEIA GARI BRIGGS,

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Petitioner,
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vs.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Respondent.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Government’s Motion to
Hold Case in Abeyance [Doc. 5].
The Government moves the Court to hold this action in abeyance
pending resolution by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals of the
Government’s petition for rehearing en banc in Whiteside v. United States,
No. 7152. For the reasons stated in the Government’s motion, and for
cause shown,
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Government’s Motion [Doc.
5] is GRANTED, and this case shall be held in abeyance pending
resolution of the Government’s petition for rehearing en banc in Whiteside
v. United States, No. 7152. The Government shall have 45 days from the

issuance of the Fourth Circuit’s mandate in Whiteside within which to file its
response to Petitioner’s motion to vacate.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: June 19, 2014

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