Opinion ID: 429493
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Heading: Effect of Our Decision on Roth

Text: 31 In vacating the writ, we hesitate to require that Roth return to prison. At oral argument, the United States Attorney agreed to join Roth's request that, in the event we reversed the district court, the Parole Commission should reconsider Roth's eligibility for parole in light of the 9 months he has lived outside prison as a member of civilian society. Therefore, the district court, before taking up Roth's abuse of discretion argument, may wish to permit the Commission to reconsider Roth's parole eligibility and decide whether he would make better progress toward rehabilitation by remaining on parole. See, e.g., United States v. White, 540 F.2d 409, 412 (8th Cir.1976).