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· 10/25/1999

Ronald Jones v. Willis Morton, Warden of Trenton State Prison Attorney General of the State of New Jersey

Citations

  • 195 F.3d 153
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 26813
  • 1999 WL 970797

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  • holding that a pro se petitioner's misunderstanding of the law is insufficient to equitably toll habeas limitations period
  • holding that a pro se petitioner’s misunderstanding of the law is insufficient to equitably toll habeas limitations period
  • holding that misunderstanding the exhaustion requirement does not excuse a failure to comply with the statute of limitations requirement
  • holding that a habeas petition is filed, for purposes of the statute of limitations, at the moment the prisoner delivers the petition to prison officials for mailing to the district court.
  • holding that equitable tolling may be appropriate where “(1) the defendant has actively misled the plaintiff, (2) if the plaintiff has ‘in some extraordinary way’ been prevented from asserting his rights, or (3
  • holding that misunderstanding the exhaustion requirement does not merit equitable tolling

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Judges: Scirica, Stapleton, Green

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