Sherwin S. Perkins v. Thomas Ammons, No. 09-13694 (11th Cir. 2011)
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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 09-13694 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT MAY 6, 2011 JOHN LEY CLERK D. C. Docket No. 08-02004-CV-TWT-1 SHERWIN PERKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, versus THOMAS AMMONS, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (May 6, 2011) ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Before TJOFLAT and WILSON, Circuit Judges.* PER CURIAM: The United States Supreme Court granted petitioner s petition for a writ of certiorari, vacated our judgment in Perkins v. Ammons, 366 Fed. Appx. 86 (11th Cir. 2010), and remanded the case for further consideration in light of Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. [,130 S. Ct. 2549, 177 L. Ed.2d 130 (2010). Perkins v. Ammons, 131 S. Ct. 567, 178 L. Ed.2d 412 (2010). We therefore remand the case to the district court for fact finding and further proceedings including an evidentiary hearing, if it is necessary. REMANDED. This order is being entered by a quorum pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 46(d) due to Judge Birch s retirement on August 29, 2010. * 2
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