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United States v. Norbert

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jun 25, 2021
2 F.4th 505 (5th Cir. 2021)

Opinion

No. 20-60106

06-25-2021

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. Okanlawan O. NORBERT, Defendant—Appellee.

Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq., Andrew Eichner, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, Gaines H. Cleveland, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Gulfport, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Abby Brumley Edwards, Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Thomas Creagher Turner, Jr., Esq., Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.


Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq., Andrew Eichner, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, Gaines H. Cleveland, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Gulfport, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Abby Brumley Edwards, Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Thomas Creagher Turner, Jr., Esq., Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Owen, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Stewart, Dennis, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Costa, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: A majority of the circuit judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in favor, on the Court's own motion, to rehear this case en banc,

IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs. Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 41.3, the panel opinion in this case dated March 16, 2021, is VACATED.


Summaries of

United States v. Norbert

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jun 25, 2021
2 F.4th 505 (5th Cir. 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Norbert

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. OKANLAWAN O. NORBERT…

Court:United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Date published: Jun 25, 2021

Citations

2 F.4th 505 (5th Cir. 2021)

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