Case Name: Cesar SARAUSAD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Carol PORTER, Respondent-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-09-10
Citations: 503 F.3d 822
Docket Number: No. 05-35062
Parties: Cesar SARAUSAD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Carol PORTER, Respondent-Appellant.
Judges: Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 503
Pages: 822–836

Head Matter:
Cesar SARAUSAD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Carol PORTER, Respondent-Appellant.
No. 05-35062.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Sept. 10, 2007.
Patricia S. Novotny, Esq., David B. Zuckerman, Esq., Law Offices of David B. Zuckerman, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner-Appellee.
John J. Samson, Esq., AGWA — Office of the Washington, Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, Olympia, WA, for Respondent-Appellant.
Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Order; Dissent by
Judge CALLAHAN.
Judge Reinhardt and Judge W. Fletcher voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Bybee voted to grant the petition for rehearing en banc.
A judge of the court called for a vote on the petition for rehearing en banc. A vote was taken, and a majority of the non-recused active judges of the court failed to vote for en banc rehearing. Fed. R.App. P. 35(f).
The petition for rehearing en banc, filed March 19, 2007, is DENIED.
The initial order concerning Petitioner Sarausad's custody is VACATED, and the district court is instructed on remand to decide whether Sarausad should remain in custody pending the state's decision to retry him.