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No. 17-15470

In the
United States Court of Appeals
for the Eleventh Circuit

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

CORRINE BROWN,
Defendant-Appellant

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
NO. 3:16-CR-93-32JRK-1

UNITED STATES’ MOTION TO STAY THE ISSUANCE OF THE

MANDATE FOR 90 DAYS PENDING THE ACTING SOLICITOR
GENERAL’S DECISION WHETHER TO FILE A PETITION FOR A
WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN THE SUPREME COURT

KARIN HOPPMANN
Acting United States Attorney

LINDA JULIN MCNAMARA

Assistant United States Attorney
Deputy Chief, Appellate Division

DAVID P. RHODES
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Appellate Division
Florida Bar No. 438741
400 N. Tampa St., Ste. 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
May 11, 2021 (813) 274-6000
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Certificate of Interested Persons

and Corporate Disclosure Statement

The following persons and entities have an interest in the outcome of

this case:

1. American Center for Law and Justice, amicus-curiae;

2. Andrews, Barbara, victim;

3. Andrews, John, victim;

4. Baker, John D., II, victim;

5. Bentley, A. Lee, III, former United States Attorney;

6. Birk, Edward L., Esq.;

7. Bittel, Stephen, victim;

8. Brown, Corrine, defendant-appellant;

9. Bydalek, David T., Chief Deputy Attorney General,

State of Nebraska;

10. CA Florida Holdings, Inc., dba The Florida

Times-Union, movant;

11. C.A.P. Contracting, Inc., victim;

12. Caldwell, Leslie, former Assistant Attorney General,

United States Department of Justice;

13. Cameron, Daniel, Attorney General, State of Kentucky;

14. Campbell, James A., Solicitor General, State of Nebraska;

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15. Carr, Christopher M., Attorney General, State of Georgia;

16. Charter Communications (ticker symbol: CHTR), victim;

17. Chartrand, Gary, victim;

18. Clement, Paul D., Esq,;

19. Community Leadership PAC, Inc., victim;

20. Conner, Timothy J., Esq.;

21. Coolican, Michael, Assistant United States Attorney;

22. Corrigan, Hon. Timothy J., Chief United States District

Judge;

23. Cox Media Group Jacksonville, dba WJAX-TV, movant;

24. Cronan, John P., former Acting Assistant Attorney General,

United States Department of Justice;

25. CSX Corporate Citizenship (ticker symbol: CSX), victim;

26. Delaware North Companies, Inc., Buffalo, NY, victim;

27. DeMaggio, Bryan, E., Esq.;

28. Duva, Andrew Tysen, Assistant United States Attorney;

29. Finker, Lonya, victim;

30. Fitch, Lynn, Attorney General, State of Mississippi;

31. Flooring with Dimensions, dba S.L. Gresham Co., victim;

32. Florida Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers, amicus curiae;

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33. Florida East Coast Industries Company, LLC, victim;

34. Fugate, Rachel E., Esq.;

35. Geraghty, Pat, victim;

36. Glober, Bonnie Ames, Assistant United States Attorney;

37. Graham Media Group, Inc., dba WJXT-TV4 &

News4Jax.com, movant;

38. Greenpointe Holdings, LLC, victim;

39. Greenspoon Marder, victim;

40. Haas, David L., Esq.;

41. Hall, Loretta, victim;

42. Halverson, Steven T., victim;

43. Handberg, Roger Bernard, III, Assistant United States

Attorney;

44. Hoppmann, Karin, Acting United States Attorney;

45. Hulser, Raymond N., former Chief, Public Integrity Section,

United States Department of Justice;
46. Jewell, Jillian M., Assistant United States Attorney;

47. Kachergus, Matthew R., Esq.;

48. Kent, William Mallory, Esq.;

49. Klindt, Hon. James R., United States Magistrate Judge;

50. Landry, Jeff, Attorney General, State of Louisiana;

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51. Lazzara, Gaspar, victim;

52. Lipsky, Richard, victim;

53. Lopez, Maria Chapa, former United States Attorney;

54. Ludwig Family Foundation, victim;

55. Luhrmann, Dr. Tanya M., amicus curiae;

56. Marta Employees Charity Club, victim;

57. McFarland, Ryan E., Esq.;

58. McNamara, Linda Julin, Assistant United States Attorney,

Deputy Chief, Appellate Division;

59. Mills, Harry, victim;

60. Mills, Rosa, victim;

61. Muldrow, W. Stephen, former Acting United States Attorney;

62. Multimedia Holdings Corporation, dba WTLV/WJXX First

Coast News, movant;

63. Murphy, Erin E., Esq.;

64. NeJames, Mark E., Esq.;

65. Olshan, Eric, Assistant United States Attorney;

66. Orange Park Mitsubishi, victim;

67. Pajcic & Pajcic, victim;

68. Patterson, Lea, Esq.;

69. Paxton, Ken, Attorney General, State of Texas;

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70. Peterson, Douglas J., Attorney General, State of Nebraska;

71. Picerne Developmental Corporation, victim;

72. Picerne, John G., victim;

73. Ravnsborg, Jason, Attorney General, State of South Dakota;

74. Rhodes, David P., Assistant United States Attorney,

Chief, Appellate Division;

75. Robinson, Sue-Ann, Esq.;

76. Russell, Keisha, Esq.;

77. Rutledge, Leslie, Attorney General, State of Arkansas;

78. Sasser, Hiram, Esq.;

79. Shackelford, Kelly, Esq.;

80. Sheppard, William J., Esq.;

81. Simmons, Elias, codefendant;

82. Simply Heathcare Plans, Inc., victim;

83. Simpson, Allison Kirkwood, Esq.;

84. Sisney, Benjamin P., Esq.;

85. Smith, Daniel Austin, Esq.;

86. Smith, James Wesley, III, Esq.;

87. Stafftime, LLC, victim;

88. Stermon, Kent, victim;

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89. Suarez, Anthony A., Esq.;

90. Tirol, AnnaLou, former Acting Chief, Public Integrity

Section, United States Department of Justice;

91. Ufferman, Michael R., Esq.;

92. USSC, LLC, victim;

93. Walker, Samuel A., Esq.;

94. Ward, Michael, victim;

95. White, Elizabeth L., Esq.;

96. Whittaker, Malcolm E., Esq.;

97. Wiggins, Janet, victim;

98. Wiggins, Sidney, victim; and

99. Wilkison, Jesse B., Esq.

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In the United States Court of Appeals

for the Eleventh Circuit

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v. No. 17-15470

CORRINE BROWN,
Defendant-Appellant

United States’ Motion to Stay the Issuance of the Mandate for 90 Days
Pending the Acting Solicitor General’s Decision Whether to File a
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the Supreme Court

In accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 41 and 11th Cir. R. 41-1, the United

States respectfully moves on the following grounds for this Court to stay the

issuance of the mandate for 90 days pending the Acting Solicitor General’s

decision whether to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court:

1. On May 6, 2021, this Court issued its en banc opinion in this case,

holding that the district court had abused its discretion by removing a juror

during deliberations after the district court had found that the juror was not

basing his verdict solely on the evidence presented at trial and on the law as

instructed by the court, and remanding for a new trial.

2. The United States Attorney immediately reported the decision to

the responsible component of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.,

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which it is required to do for “every published court of appeals’ decision that is

adverse to the government in any respect,” United States Justice Manual § 9-

2.170B4; accord id. at § 2-2.110, 2.2.111. The Solicitor General is responsible

for “all Supreme Court cases, including appeals, petitions for and in opposition

to certiorari, briefs and arguments,” 28 C.F.R. § 0.20(a), and “[d]etermin[es]

whether, and to what extent, appeals will be taken by the Government to all

appellate courts,” 28 C.F.R. § 0.20(b); accord United States Justice Manual §§ 2-1,

2-2.121, 2-2.510, 2-2.520, 9-2.170A. This reporting and decisionmaking

process ensures that the United States pursues further review only in cases that

present substantial questions and meet the requisite standards for certiorari

review.

3. For good cause, the United States requests this Court to stay the

issuance of the mandate for 90 days to allow the Acting Solicitor General time

to determine whether the United States will seek review in the Supreme Court.

Any petition will be premised on the Acting Solicitor General’s determination

that a substantial question exists that satisfies the standards for certiorari

review. See Sup. Ct. R. 10.

4. The appellee, Corrine Brown, is currently on release and has been

on unopposed release since this Court granted rehearing en banc. The United

States does not oppose her continued release and assumes that she will remain

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on release unless and until her conviction were to be reinstated.

5. The United States will immediately notify this Court if the Acting

Solicitor General determines not to seek further review, so that this Court may

issue its mandate forthwith.

Therefore, the United States requests this Court to stay the issuance of

the mandate in this case for 90 days pending the Acting Solicitor General’s

decision whether to file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court.

Respectfully submitted,

KARIN HOPPMANN
Acting United States Attorney

LINDA JULIN MCNAMARA

Assistant United States Attorney
Deputy Chief, Appellate Division

By: s/ David P. Rhodes

DAVID P. RHODES
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Appellate Division
Florida Bar No. 438741
400 N. Tampa St., Ste. 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 274-6000
[email protected]

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Certificate of Compliance with Type-Volume Limitation

This motion, which contains 481 countable words, complies with Fed.

R. App. P. 27(d)(2)(A) and Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(5), (6).

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Certificate of Service

I certify that a copy of this motion and the notice of electronic filing was

sent by CM/ECF on May 11, 2021, to:

WILLIAM MALLORY KENT, ESQ.

Counsel for Corrine Brown
s/ David P. Rhodes
DAVID P. RHODES
Assistant United States Attorney

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