Case Name: Jeffrey GOODWIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Margarette GHEE, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-05-19
Citations: 330 F.3d 446
Docket Number: No. 00-3339
Parties: Jeffrey GOODWIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Margarette GHEE, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge; BOGGS, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 330
Pages: 446–449

Head Matter:
Jeffrey GOODWIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Margarette GHEE, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 00-3339.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
May 19, 2003.
Louis A. Chaiten, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.
Todd R. Marti, Office of Atty. General Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before MARTIN, Chief Circuit Judge; BOGGS, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER
Pursuant to Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Sixth Circuit Rule 35, a majority of the active judges of this court voted to grant en banc review of this case. Following arguments by counsel and a conference among the judges, it was determined that the en banc court is equally divided in this case. Five members favor affirmance of the judgment of the district court, and five favor reversal. Pursuant to our decision in Stupak-Thrall v. United States, 89 F.3d 1269 (6th Cir.1996), the judgment of the district court is affirmed by an equally divided vote.
The mandate will not issue for fourteen (14) days from the date of this order. Members of the court may file separate opinions if they wish.
Judge GILMAN (pp. 447-448) filed a separate concurring opinion, in which Judges BAT-CHELDER, GIBBONS, and ROGERS joined. Judge COLE (pp. 448-449) filed a separate dissenting opinion, in which Judges DAUGH-TREY, MOORE, and CLAY joined.