Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit July 17, 2001, No. 01-5155 (Robards v. Thoms)

*577Respondent Maryellen Thoms appeals a district court order granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by this federal prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner Jesse Robards moves for the appointment of counsel. A number of cases similar to this case were held in abeyance pending a decision in the Supreme Court’s case of Lopez v. Davis, No.