United States Fifth Circuit

A 28 U.S.C. section 2254 habeas petition was properly dismissed as untimely, where neither the lenient "mailbox rule" applicable to pro se prisoners, nor equitable tolling, will apply under the circumstances surrounding the filing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2002
• Published 11/12/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clive A. Stafford-Smith, Louisiana Crisis Assistance Center, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Valentin Michael Solino, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.