PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT _____________

No. 12-3472 _____________

RODNEY COLLINS, Appellant

v.

SECRETARY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; MICHAEL WENEROWICZ; DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA _______________

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (D.C. No. 10-cv-5950) District Judge: Hon. Anita B. Brody _______________

Argued October 17, 2013 Before: RENDELL, JORDAN and LIPEZ*, Circuit Judges.

(Filed: February 10, 2114 ) _______________

Kimberly M. Dolan [ARGUED] Regional Housing Legal Services 2 S. Easton Road Glenside, PA 19038 Counsel for Appellant

Molly S. Lorber [ARGUED] Philadelphia County Office of District Attorney 3 South Penn Square Philadelphia, PA 19107 Counsel for Appellees _______________

ORDER AMENDING OPINION _______________

IT IS ORDERED that the above captioned opinion, filed January 31, 2014, be amended as follows:

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* Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, United States Court of Appeals Senior Judge for the First Circuit, sitting by designation.

2 The middle of Page 30, the line beginning “ineffectiveness assistance”, “ineffectiveness” shall be changed to “ineffective”.

s/ Kent A. Jordan Circuit Judge

DATED: February 10, 2014

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