Legal Opinion

Sherwood L. Hill v. D. A. Braxton, Buckingham Correctional Center

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided January 14, 2002No. 00-7408PublishedCited by 565 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge GREGORY joined.

OPINION

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge.

Sherwood L. Hill appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se petition for relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254 (West 1994 & Supp.2001) for failure to comply with the one-year limitation period for bringing such an action. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 2244(d) (West Supp.2001). The district court determined sua sponte that Hill’s pro se petition was untimely and dismissed the action without affording Hill notice or an opportunity to be heard. Hill…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Robert Louis Roseboro v. Sam P. Garrison, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Warden of Central PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  3. Pacific Insurance Company v. American National Fire Insurance Company, Rail Link, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
  4. Percy Stanley Harris v. Ronald Hutchinson, Warden, Maryland House of Corrections J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of the State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  5. Michael T. Herbst v. Dave Cook, Director Oregon Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by565 opinions

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  4. United States v. Francisco Moreno Sosa, A/K/A Franco HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  5. Curtis Long v. Harry Wilson, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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