United States Third Circuit

An attorney's withdrawal of representation after failing to file a federal habeas petition did not warrant equitable tolling of the statutory limitation period under 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d)(2).

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2003
• Published 03/17/2003

Judges

• Before:  BECKER, Chief Judge, McKEE and HILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Salvatore C. Adamo (Argued), Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lynne Abraham, District Attorney, Arnold H. Gordon, First Assistant District Attorney, Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy District Attorney, Law Division, Thomas W. Dolgenos, Chief, Federal Litigation, David Curtis Glebe (Argued), Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellees.