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Yet the plaintiffs’ victory was short-lived, as less than a month later, the en banc court inexplicably vacated the panel’s ruling and ordered a new hearing, which took place on September 24.
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Anthony Aycock
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The appellate court denial of an en banc hearing came without explanation, as is common.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 June 2025
Over the next two weeks, Kessler could petition the Fourth Circuit for a rehearing en banc, which, if granted, would mean other judges on the Fourth Circuit review the arguments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
The case will now be sent back to Houston to figure out the lower damages award, though both Myles and the county could seek to have the parts of the appeal ruling that were unfavorable to them reheard en banc by an 11-judge panel from the 9th Circuit.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Anthony Aycock
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The appellate court denial of an en banc hearing came without explanation, as is common.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 June 2025
Over the next two weeks, Kessler could petition the Fourth Circuit for a rehearing en banc, which, if granted, would mean other judges on the Fourth Circuit review the arguments.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
The case will now be sent back to Houston to figure out the lower damages award, though both Myles and the county could seek to have the parts of the appeal ruling that were unfavorable to them reheard en banc by an 11-judge panel from the 9th Circuit.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“En banc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20banc. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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en banc
adverb or adjective
variants
also in banc
also in bank
in-ˈbaŋk, äⁿ-ˈbäⁿk
: with all judges or a quorum of judges present : in full court
an en banc rehearing
heard very few matters en banc—H. B. Zobel
H. B. ZobelEtymology
Anglo-French en banke, literally, on the bench
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