Legal Opinion
Frederick Leon Dotson v. J.J. Clark, Warden, Memphis Federal Correctional Institution
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1990No. 89-6196PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The sole issue before us is whether a district court’s decision granting or denying bail to a prisoner petitioning for habeas corpus relief pending review of the petition is appealable.
In a prior unpublished opinion in this case, this panel ruled that a district court’s bail order for a state prisoner whose habe-as corpus petition is pending before the district court is not appealable, 887 F.2d 1086. Upon a petition for rehearing, we now reconsider that decision.
There is a significant split in the circuits on the issue presented in this case. The Second,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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