James v. USA

Filing 26

ORDER denying as moot 25 Motion to Stay. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 9/18/17. (tob)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:12-cv-735-RJC
(3:05-cr-227-RJC-DCK-1)
AVERY SHANDEL JAMES,

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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 Respondent’s unopposed “Motion to Hold Case
in Abeyance” filed on September 1, 2017, (Doc. No. 25). Respondent seeks to stay this case
pending the Fourth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Wheeler, Case No. 16-6073.
Respondent’s motion will be denied as moot because the Court stayed this case on March 21, 2016,
pending the Fourth Circuit’s consideration of United States v. Surratt until “further order of the
Court.” (Doc. No. 21 at 2). Although the Fourth Circuit dismissed Surratt as moot, 855 F.3d 218,
that case is presently pending before the United States Supreme Court on certiorari review, Case
No. 17-5255, and this Court has not lifted the stay in the instant matter.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that:
1. Petitioner’s “Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance,” (Doc. No. 25), is DENIED as moot.
Signed: September 18, 2017

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