Luther Poynter v. Aaron Bennett

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Decided: March 11, 2026
• Docket: 25-5188
• Status: Published

Opinion

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 26a0076p.06

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

┐ LUTHER POYNTER, by and through his guardian, Anita │ Fernandez, │ Plaintiff-Appellant, > No. 25-5188 │ │ v. │ │ AARON BENNETT, in his official capacity as Barren │ County Jailer; BARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, │ Defendants-Appellees. │ ┘

On Petition for Rehearing En Banc United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Bowling Green. No. 1:21-cv-00162—Gregory N. Stivers, Chief District Judge.

Decided and Filed: March 11, 2026

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; MOORE, CLAY, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, THAPAR, BUSH, LARSEN, NALBANDIAN, READLER, MURPHY, DAVIS, MATHIS, BLOOMEKATZ, RITZ, and HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judges.

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COUNSEL

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC: Aaron D. Smith, John A. Sowell, ENGLISH, LUCAS, PRIEST & OWSLEY, LLP, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Appellees. ON RESPONSE: William M. Butler, Jr., Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant.

ORDER _________________

A majority of the Judges of this Court in regular active service has voted for rehearing en banc of this case. Under Sixth Circuit Rule 40(d), “[a] decision to grant rehearing en banc No. 25-5188 Poynter v. Bennett et al. Page 2

vacates the previous opinion and judgment or order of the court, stays the mandate, and restores the case on the docket as a pending appeal.”

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the previous decision and judgment of this Court are vacated, the mandate is stayed, and this case is restored to the docket as a pending appeal.

The Clerk will direct the parties to file supplemental briefs and will schedule this case for oral argument as soon as possible.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

___________________________________ Kelly L. Stephens, Clerk