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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentenc

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

JANIKA FERNAE BATES, )

)

 Petitioner, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 2:12cv580-MHT

) (WO)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

)

 Respondent. )

JUDGMENT

Upon consideration of the opinion of the United 

States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 

entered on May 19, 2016 (doc. no. 39), wherein the 

final judgment of this court made and entered herein on 

September 14, 2015 (doc. no. 27), was vacated and 

remanded; and the mandate of the United States Court of 

Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued on July 11, 

2016, and received in the office of the clerk of this 

court on July 11, 2016 (doc. no. 40), it is the ORDER, 

JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court that:

(1) The opinion and final judgment of this court 

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made and entered on September 14, 2015 (doc. nos. 26 &

27), are vacated.

(2) Petitioner Janika Fernae Bates’s petition for 

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (doc. no. 1) 

is granted. 

(3) Petitioner Bates is to remain in the custody of 

the Attorney General pending resentencing.

(4) No costs are taxed.

The clerk of court is DIRECTED to file a copy of 

the opinion of the appeals court and this judgment in 

U.S.A. v Bates, criminal action no. 2:11-cr-006-MHT. 

The clerk of the court is further DIRECTED to enter 

this document on the civil docket as a final judgment

pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure.

This case is closed.

DONE, this the 21st day of July, 2016.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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