Fifth Circuit· 8/6/2001

Melancon v. Kaylo

Citations

259 F.3d 401
2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 17425
2001 WL 822453

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holding that a four-month delay in filing petition after ruling in state court was not “expedient” to warrant equitable tolling
concluding that equitable tolling was not warranted, notwithstanding state habeas court’s error, because petitioner waited more than four months after state habeas proceedings had ended before filing federal habeas petition
holding that §2244(d)(2) tolls the entire period allotted for timely state appellate review
finding that a four-month delay in filing petition after ruling in state court was not “expedient” to warrant equitable tolling
reasoning that the pro se habeas petitioner’s argument that he should not be punished for the improper setting of the return date should be construed as a request for equitable tolling, despite his failure to “explicitly raise the issue of equitable tolling”
finding a delay of more than four months in filing a federal habeas petition did not warrant diligent pursuit and equitable tolling

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Judges: Jolly, Demoss, Stewart

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