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holding that Blakely did not invalidate the sentencing guidelines, and directing district courts within the circuit to continue sentencing defendants in accordance with the guidelines
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No. 02-7338.
Filed: August 6, 2004.
Frank Willard Dunham, Jr., Federal Pub. Def., Geremy Charles Kamens, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, VA, Larry W. Shelton, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, VA, for Petitioners-Appellees.
Paul Joseph McNulty, Umited States Attorney, Office of the U.S. Atty., Alexandria, VA, Gregory George Garre, Paul Clement, David B. Salmons, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Lawrence Richard Leonard, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Norfolk, VA, for Respondents-Appellants.
Darin Ronald Bartram, Lee Alfred Casey, David Boris Rivkin, Jr., Baker Hostetler, LLP, Washington, DC, Barbara Jade Olshansky, Shayana Devendra Kadidal, Michael Ratner, William Goodman, Lucas Guttentag, Steven R. Shapiro, Arthur N. Eisenberg, Robin Goldfaden, New York, NY, Steven D. Benjamin, Benjamin Desportes, PC, Rebecca Kim Glenberg, Richmond, VA, Donald G. Rehkopf, Jr., Brenna Brenna, Rochester, NY, for Amicus Curiae.
ORDER
The United States Supreme Court has vacated the judgment and remanded this case. In obedience to the mandate of the Supreme Court we hereby remand the case to the Eastern District of Virginia for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's decision. In light of the Court's holding in Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 124 S.Ct. 2711 (2004), we note that any motion with respect to the issue of venue may be addressed to the district court.
Entered at the direction of Chief Judge Wilkins, with the concurrence of Judge Wilkinson and Judge Traxler.