· 9/1/1998
James C. Flanagan v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Citations
- 154 F.3d 196
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 21362
- 1998 WL 556280
How courts have described this case
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- finding Rule 6(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure applies to computation of AEDPA’s limitations period
- finding Rule 6(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure applies to computation of AEDPA’s limitations period
- noting the commencement period for the habeas statute of limitation is not delayed “while a habeas petitioner gathers every possible scrap of evidence that might . . . support his claim”
- § 2244(d)(1)(D) does not convey a right to an extended delay 5 for the gathering of evidence
- petitioner’s failure to discover the significance of the operative facts does not constitute cause
- habeas petition timely when filed on April 24, 1997
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Judges: Demoss, Parker, Dennis
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