[PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

No. 09-12513 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

JULY 1, 2010

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JOHN LEY

CLERK

D.C. Docket No. 99-02054-CT-30-TGW EZELL GILBERT,

Petitioner-Appellant,

versus UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

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(July 1, 2010) Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, MARTIN, and HILL, Circuit Judges. BY THE COURT:

Presently before the court are:

1. Motion by Defendant/Appellant Gilbert for Release Pending Appeal/Remand;

2. United States’ Response to Gilbert’s Motion for Release Pending Appeal/Remand;

3. United States’ Unopposed Motion for Immediate Stay of the Mandate Pending Final Disposition of Possible Petition for Rehearing En Banc; and,

4. Appellant Gilbert’s Response to the Government’s Motion to Stay the Mandate.

We deal with these motions and responses as follows:

1. Defendant/Appellant Gilbert’s Motion for Release Pending Appeal/Remand is GRANTED. The motion and this order are remanded to the district court for the district court, expeditiously, to impose conditions, if any, upon Gilbert’s release.

2. Inasmuch as a judge of this Court has caused the mandate to be held, the Government’s motion for immediate stay of the mandate is DENIED, AS MOOT.

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