Dawson v. Kelly

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON PAUL DAWSON, Case No. 6:20-cv-00698-IM Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER v. BRANDON KELLY, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent. IMMERGUT, District Judge. Petitioner Paul Dawson (“Petitioner”), an individual in custody at Oregon State Penitentiary, filed this habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(“Section 2254”). Because Petitioner’s habeas petition is barred by the applicable one-year statute of limitations, and because there is no basis for statutory or equitable tolling such that the petition may be…