ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Defendant Gregory E. Graham appeals from a district court order denying, for lack of jurisdiction, his motion for release pending the disposition of a prior appeal (Appeal No. 12-8031). As the government concedes, the district court erred in concluding it lacked jurisdiction to consider the motion. See United States v. Meyers, 95 F.3d 1475, 1488-89 n. 6 (10th Cir. 1996). The government asks us to decide the matter in the first instance, but that would entail a departure from the procedure contemplated in Fed. R.App. P. 9(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 3145(c), and leave us to assess the relevant factors without the aid of the statement of reasons from the district court mandated by Rule 9. Our case law does not support this circumvention of the procedures specified for the orderly resolution of bail matters. See, e.g., United States v. Fisher, 55 F.3d 481, 487 (10th Cir. 1995); United States v. Hart, 779 F.2d 575, 576 (10th Cir. 1985); United States v. Affleck, 765 F.2d 944, 954 (10th Cir. 1985). Because of the district court’s jurisdictional misunderstanding, it did not even consider the merits of Mr. Graham’s motion for release pending appeal, and a remand of the matter is appropriate.

*329 The order of the district court denying Mr. Graham’s motion for release pending appeal for lack of jurisdiction is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED for consideration of the motion on the merits. Mr. Graham’s motion for release pending the disposition of the instant appeal is DENIED as moot.