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T hi s caus e ca m e t o be cons i der ed on the r ecor d fr om t he U ni t ed St at es D i s t r i ct C o u rt f o r th e E a ste rn D istric t o f P e n n sy lv a n ia a n d w a s s u b m itt e d u n d e r T h ird C irc u it L A R 34. 1( a) on M ar ch 9, 2006, and I T AP P E AR I NG 

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Sm i th i s the c o- de fe ndant of Kar e e m

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ppe l l ant i n Uni te d States v . Brown , — F. 3d —, Sl ip Op. No. 05- 1723 ( 3d Ci r . May 19, 2006) (Jud ges Bar

ry , Am bro andAldise rt), in wh ic h this Court , per Judg e Am

bro, vacat ed B ro w n ’s co nv ictio naf

ter d eterm in in g th at p o lice d idn o t h av e reaso n ab le su sp icio nto s t op Br own and that

he wa s s e i z e d be for e any a l l e ge d r e s i s t anc e oc c urr e d; and I T A PPE A R I N G t hatSm i t h and B r ow n w er e t ogetherw hen appr ehende d and that t h e o n l y 

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ua lvar i anc e be twe e n the c i r c um s t anc e s s urr oundi ng the s e i zur e of Sm i th and those s urroun ding the s ei zure of Brow n is t

hat Smit h f le d f rom po li ce m om ents befo re Br own be gan a l l e ge dl y

r e s i s t i ng ; and I T A PPE A R I N G t hatt hi s di s t i nct i on i s i m m at er i al beca us e Sm i t h had al r eady s u b mi t t e d t o a s h o w o f

p o l i c e a u t h o r i t yb ye n g a g i n g i n a b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n , p u t t i n g d o wn his coff ee, w al king ov er t o the poli ce car and st art i ng t o p l ace his han ds on t he o ffi cers ’ car 

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en d an t sub m itted to a sh o w o f a u tho ri tyw h ere h e o b ey ed ag en t’ s comm and t o “s i tdow n, ” eve n t hough defe ndants ubs equent l yfl ed) ; and U PO N C O N SI D E R A T I O N of al l fac t s and l egal cont ent i ons , t her e i s no ot her g r o u n d d i s t i n g u i s h i n g t h i s c a s e f r o m Br o wn , n o r m e ri tin g f u rt h e r d is c u s s io n ; a c c o rd in g ly, IT IS OR DERED and ADJ UDGE D t hatt he j udgm entof t he D i s t r i ctC our tdat ed J u l y 2 0 , 2 0 0 4 b e a n d i s h e r e b y RE VE RS ED and t he co nv i ct i on i s VAC ATED
. T he mandat e of thi s C our ts hal l i s s ue for t hw i t h.
BY THE C OU RT, /s/ R u g g e ro J. A ld ise rt C i r cui tJ udge