Fifth Circuit· 3/10/2000

Felder v. Johnson

Citations

204 F.3d 168
2000 WL 144178

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holding that lack of notice of AEDPA amendments and ignorance of the law are not rare and exceptional circumstances that warrant equitable tolling
holding that layman status and lack of knowledge of the law does not give rise to equitable tolling
holding that “proceeding pro se is not a rare and exceptional circumstance because it is typical of those bringing a § 2254 claim”
holding that ignorance of law and pro se status are insufficient to toll statute of limitations (collecting cases)
holding that a prisoner’s actual ignorance of the AEDPA’s limitations period, even if attributable to the newly-enacted statute’s complete unavailability to inmates, does not serve as a basis for equitable tolling
holding that a prisoner’s actual ignorance of the AEDPA’s limitations period, even if attributable to the newly-enacted statute’s complete unavailability to inmates, does not serve as a basis for equitable tolling

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Judges: King, Garza

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