Case Name: David Lamont JORDAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Maryellen THOMS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-07-16
Citations: 14 F. App'x 554
Docket Number: No. 01-5145
Parties: David Lamont JORDAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Maryellen THOMS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 14
Pages: 554–554

Head Matter:
David Lamont JORDAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Maryellen THOMS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 01-5145.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
July 16, 2001.
Before KRUPANSKY, RYAN, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Respondent Maryellen Thoms appeals a district court order granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by this federal prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner Jordan has moved for a stay pending appeal. A number of cases similar to this case were held in abeyance pending a decision in the Supreme Court's case of Lopez v. Davis, No. 99-7504, and this court's case of Powell v. Thoms, No. 99-5974. These cases have now been decided. See Lopez v. Davis, 531 U.S. 230, 121 S.Ct. 714, 718, 148 L.Ed.2d 635 (2001); Powell v. Thoms, No. 99-5974 (6th Cir. April 5, 2001) (unpublished order).
Upon consideration, we conclude that the district court is in a better position to resolve the impact of the Lopez decision upon this case than we are. See Hardy v. Sec'y for Dep't of Corrs., 246 F.3d 1300, 1301 (11th Cir.2001) (per curiam). Therefore, it is sua sponte ordered that the judgment of the district court is vacated, and the case is remanded for further consideration in light of Lopez. The motion for a stay is denied without prejudice to its renewal before the district court.