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· 12/19/1997

Fred D. WAKEFIELD, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent

Citations

  • 131 F.3d 967
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 35688
  • 1997 WL 780052

How courts have described this case

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  • holding ignorance of the law “is not a factor that can warrant equitable tolling.”
  • holding ignorance of the law “is not a factor that can warrant equitable tolling”
  • neither a litigant’s pro se status nor ignorance of the law normally warrants equitable tolling
  • neither a litigant’s pro se status nor ignorance of the law normally warrants equitable tolling
  • “Ignorance of the law usually is not a factor that can warrant equitable tolling.”
  • ignorance of the law “is not a factor that can warrant equitable tolling.”

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Judges: Edmondson, Hull, Clark

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