Task: songer_opinstat

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify whether the opinion writter is identified in the opinion or whether the opinion was per curiam.

OPINION
PER CURIAM:
The order denying Medina’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is vacated, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings. The opinion of this court in Mann v. Smith, 488 F.2d 245 (9th Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 932, 94 S.Ct. 1445, 39 L.Ed.2d 490 (1974), upon which the district court based its decision, was subsequently overruled by Lefkowitz v. Newsome, 420 U.S. 283, 95 S.Ct. 886, 43 L.Ed.2d 196 (1975).
Vacated and remanded.

Question: Is the opinion writer identified in the opinion, or was the opinion per curiam?
A. Signed, with reasons
B. Per curiam, with reasons
C. Not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: B