Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray GIBSON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-31
Citations: 874 F.3d 544
Docket Number: No. 15-6122
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray GIBSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: COLE, Chief Judge; BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, CLAY, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, COOK, McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, WHITE, STRANCH, DONALD, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 874
Pages: 544–544

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray GIBSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-6122
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Argued: October 11, 2017
Decided and Filed: October 31, 2017
ARGUED EN BANC: Dennis C. Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Finnuala K. Tessier, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF: Dennis C. Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Finnuala K. Tessier, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., John Patrick Grant, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.
Before: COLE, Chief Judge; BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, CLAY, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, COOK, McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, WHITE, STRANCH, DONALD, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.
Judge Amul R, Thapar recused himself from participation in this ruling.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case was heard by the en banc court on October 11, 2017. The en banc court is evenly divided; therefore, the sentence imposed by the district court is AFFIRMED. See Sch. Dist. of City of Pontiac v. Sec'y of U.S. Dep't of Educ., 584 F.3d 253, 256 (6th Cir. 2009) (en banc); Stupak-Thrall v. United States, 89 F.3d 1269, 1269 (6th Cir. 1996) (en banc).
IT IS SO ORDERED.