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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

JIMMY WILLIAMS, JR., # 213512, )

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Petitioner, )

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 v. ) Civil Action No. 2:15cv362-GMB

) [WO]

CHERYL PRICE, et al., )

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Respondents. )

ORDER

On May 26, 2015, the petitioner filed a motion to stay these proceedings (Doc. 2)

pending resolution of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 132 S. Ct. 1546 (2015), by the United States 

Supreme Court. In an order entered on May 28, 2015 (Doc. 4), this court initially denied the 

petitioner’s motion to stay.

On January 25, 2016, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Montgomery. See 

Montgomery v. Louisiana, No. 14-280, 2016 WL 280758 (Jan. 25, 2016). In light of the 

Supreme Court’s decision, the parties filed a joint status report on February 3, 2016 (Doc. 13), 

indicating that the parties agree the petitioner is entitled to a resentencing hearing.

Accordingly, upon reconsideration of the motion to stay proceedings, the court concludes 

that the motion is due to granted and this case should be stayed pending conclusion of the 

resentencing hearing. 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the court’s order of May 28, 2015 (Doc. 4), denying 

the petitioner’s motion to stay proceedings is VACATED; that the motion to stay (Doc. 2) is 

hereby GRANTED; and that this case is STAYED until further order of the court.

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It is further ORDERED that beginning on April 1, 2016, the parties shall file a joint status 

report every 56 days concerning the status of the resentencing hearing.

DONE, this 9th day of February, 2016.

 /s/ Gray M. Borden 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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