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· 6/1/2006

Adell Jones v. Don Hulick, Acting Warden

Citations

  • 449 F.3d 784
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 13495
  • 2006 WL 1493591

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding no basis for equitable tolling where petitioner alleged he was placed in segregation for 60 days and had no law library access during that time and otherwise had limited law library access
  • rejecting a defendant's Apprendi claim where he waived his right to a jury trial and the judge expressly found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the act underlying the sentencing enhancement at issue
  • rejecting equitable tolling where the prisoner was in segregation for sixty days
  • “Equitable tolling excuses an untimely filing when, despite exercising reasonable diligence, a petitioner could not have learned the information he needed in order to file on time.”
  • an untimely motion for reconsideration did not continue to toll the limitations period
  • temporarily limited access to law library did not merit equitable tolling

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Judges: Rovner, Evans, Sykes

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