Legal Opinion
United States v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2000No. 98-40898PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant Gary Allen Patterson (Patterson) appeals the district court’s dismissal of his motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 as time-barred. In this case, we decide whether the limitations provision in § 2255 is subject to equitable tolling. As have our sister circuits who have addressed this issue, we come to the unremarkable conclusion that the limitations provision in § 2255 may be equitably tolled in rare and exceptional circumstances. Finding that the circumstances of this case are such that equitable tolling is warranted, we vacate the dismissal and…
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