Linda Martiniano, Next Friend for Paul Dennis Reid v. Ricky Bell, Warden

I agree with the majority that the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting a stay of execution to enable the district court to adjudicate the competency of Petitioner’s brother, Paul Dennis Reid. In fact, the district court’s decision comports with this panel’s instructions of three years ago concerning the proper course of action to be taken when Reid’s competency to be executed is reasonably in doubt. See *618Kirkpatrick v. Bell, 64 Fed.Appx. 495 (6th Cir.2003) (instructing the district court to stay the execution and hold a full eviden-tiary hearing on the defendant’s…