Summary
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit grants Jerome Brown's petition for panel rehearing and vacates the opinion and judgment entered on December 11, 2025. The court directs the clerk to file an amended opinion and re-enter the judgment, while denying rehearing en banc.
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Writing for the Court
L. Felipe Restrepo; Montgomery-Reeves; Scirica
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decision date
March 6, 2026
Docket number
No. 23-3184
Procedural posture
Appellant petitioned for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc after the court's December 11, 2025 opinion and judgment.
Precedential value
Published
Parties
Jerome Brown, a/k/a Jerome F. Brown v. United States of America
Disposition
vacated
Topics
appellate procedureappellate jurisdictioncriminal procedure
Practice areas
Appellate procedureCriminal procedure
Questions Presented
- Whether panel rehearing should be granted and the court's prior opinion and judgment vacated.
- Whether rehearing en banc should be granted.
Procedural history
Jerome Brown appealed from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 2:21-cr-00374-001. On panel rehearing, the Third Circuit granted the petition, vacated its prior opinion and judgment, and directed the Clerk to file an amended opinion and re-enter judgment. The court denied rehearing en banc.
Remand instructions
The Clerk was directed to file the amended opinion and re-enter the judgment contemporaneously with the order.
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