Sedley Alley v. Ricky Bell, Warden

ORDER

On November 2, 2003, the district court issued an order staying Alley’s execution and holding in abeyance any proceedings on his purported Rule 60(b) motion until this court decided In re Abdur’Rahman. This ruling was appealed to our court, and oral argument was held on June 16, 2004. On December 13, 2004, this court issued its opinion in Abdur’Rahman, 392 F.3d 174 (6th Cir.2004) (en banc), but the district court was unable to consider AbdurRahman’s impact on the particular circumstances of Alley’s filing because Alley’s case was before this court on appeal.

On December 14, 2004, this…