United States Sixth Circuit

District court's decision to equitably toll a habeas petition prospectively, under 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d)(1)'s one year limitation period, was reasonable under the circumstances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2002
• Published 08/14/2002

Judges

• Before COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  MILLS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David H. Bodiker (argued), Christa M. Hohmann (argued and briefed), Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee., M. Scott Criss (argued and briefed), Office of the Atty. Gen., Corrections Litigation Section, Columbus, OH, for Respondent-Appellant.