Case Name: Shaidon BLAKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ROSS, Lt., Defendant-Appellee, and The Department of Corrections; State of Maryland; M.R.D.C.C.; Gary Maynard, Sec.; Michael Stouffer, Comm.; James Madigan, Defendants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-07-27
Citations: 667 F. App'x 408
Docket Number: No. 13-7279
Parties: Shaidon BLAKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ROSS, Lt., Defendant-Appellee, and The Department of Corrections; State of Maryland; M.R.D.C.C.; Gary Maynard, Sec.; Michael Stouffer, Comm.; James Madigan, Defendants.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, TRAXLER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 408–409

Head Matter:
Shaidon BLAKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael ROSS, Lt., Defendant-Appellee, and The Department of Corrections; State of Maryland; M.R.D.C.C.; Gary Maynard, Sec.; Michael Stouffer, Comm.; James Madigan, Defendants.
No. 13-7279
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Decided on Remand: July 27, 2016
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, TRAXLER, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
GREGORY, Chief Judge:
Having considered the Supreme Court's decision in Ross v. Blake, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 1850, 195 L.Ed.2d 117 (2016), we hereby remand this case to the district court for further proceedings. The Supreme Court noted that the parties "lodged" new materials, review of which is generally not within our province. See United States v. Manbeck, 744 F.2d 360, 392 (4th Cir. 1984) ("It is axiomatic that it is the role of the factfinder, not the appellate court, to resolve conflicts in testimony, weigh the evidence, and judge the credibility of witnesses."). Accordingly, on remand, the parties may augment the record so that it contains any pertinent evidence relating to whether or not the inmate remedies are "available." See Blake, 136 S.Ct. at 1859. It will then be before the district court to address this question in the first instance.
REMANDED