Al Shamoon Thompson v. Administrator New Jersey Stat

OPINION **

GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Appellant Al’shamoon Thompson, a New Jersey state prisoner, seeks federal habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, as amended by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AED-PA”). The District Court dismissed his federal habeas petition as untimely. For the reasons stated below, we hold that Thompson’s habeas petition is eligible for statutory tolling. Accordingly, we will reverse and remand to the District Court for consideration of his habeas petition on the merits.

I. Background

In May 1997, a jury convicted Thompson of…