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· 7/2/2003

Jenkins v. Potter

Citations

  • 271 F. Supp. 2d 557
  • 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12269
  • 2003 WL 21663706

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding union representative’s “wife’s terminal illness” not sufficiently “extraordinary” circumstance to justify equitable tolling
  • finding constructive no tice of filing deadlines where a litigant had filed a timely appeal in a prior proceeding
  • “Courts have only granted equitable tolling where a claimant has been diligent by filing a defective pleading . . . or where there has been reasonable diligence plus extraordinary circumstances

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Judges: McMahon

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