Legal Opinion

Kimbrell v. Cockrell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 24, 2002No. 01-10046PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This court granted COA to review whether (1) the AEDPA one-year limitation period (28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)) applies to § 2254 petitions contesting the outcome of prison disciplinary proceedings; and (2) if so, when that period began to run in this case. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). Finding no error in the district court’s reasoning, we affirm.

Although we have not previously decided these precise issues, this court has clearly held that when a prisoner is eligible for mandatory supervised release, and when prison disciplinary proceedings result in a change in good-time…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  3. Malchi v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. Wadsworth v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Kenneth Wayne Story v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Brown v. BarrowCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  2. Destinni Mardesich v. Matthew CateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  3. Frank G. McAleese v. Edward T. Brennan, Superintendent Pennsylvania Board of Probation and ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  4. Paul Alywen Redd, Jr. v. Joe McGrathCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  5. Eric v. Shelby v. James Bartlett, Warden Brian Superintendant of Oregon State Penitentiary, SuperintendantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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