Sherwin S. Perkins v. Thomas Ammons

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
MAY 6, 2011
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 09-13694
Non-Argument Calendar
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D. C. Docket No. 08-02004-CV-TWT-1
SHERWIN PERKINS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
THOMAS AMMONS,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(May 6, 2011)
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES

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Before TJOFLAT and WILSON, Circuit Judges.*
PER CURIAM:
The United States Supreme Court granted petitioner’s petition for a writ of
certiorari, vacated our judgment in Perkins v. Ammons, 366 Fed. Appx. 86 (11th
Cir. 2010), and remanded the case “for further consideration in light of Holland v.
Florida, 560 U.S. [,130 S. Ct. 2549, 177 L. Ed.2d 130 (2010).” Perkins v.
Ammons, 131 S. Ct. 567, 178 L. Ed.2d 412 (2010). We therefore remand the case
to the district court for fact finding and further proceedings including an
evidentiary hearing, if it is necessary.
REMANDED.
This order is being entered by a quorum pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 46(d) due to *
Judge Birch’s retirement on August 29, 2010.
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