United States Fifth Circuit

The district court abused its discretion in equitably tolling the statute of limitations for an untimely 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion, because mere attorney error or neglect cannot is not an extraordinary circumstance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2002
• Published 12/30/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cristina Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank A. Granger, Frank Granger, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.