USA v. Idowu Akiwowo, No. 11-1996 (7th Cir. 2012)
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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 Submitted July 31, 2012 Decided October 3, 2012 Before DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge JOHN DANIEL TINDER, Circuit Judge No. 11 1996 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff Appellee, On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division v. IDOWU AKIWOWO, also known as WHIP, Defendant Appellant. No. 1:10 cr 00216 1 Elaine E. Bucklo, Judge O R D E R On July 31, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States granted Idowu Akinwowo s petition for a writ of certiorari, vacated this court s judgment in the case, and remanded for further consideration in light of Dorsey v. United States, 567 U.S. , 132 S. Ct. 2321 (2012). In accordance with Circuit Rule 54, both parties have filed statements of position setting forth the action that they believe should be taken. Each has recommended that Akinwowo is No. 11 1996 Page 2 entitled to resentencing, in light of Dorsey, and we agree with that assessment. We thus VACATE Akinwowo s sentence and REMAND this case to the district court for the Northern District of Illinois for re sentencing under the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, as required by Dorsey. SO ORDERED.
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