Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Cain
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided July 28, 1997No. Civil Action 3:97-883, 3:97-994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
MELANQON, District Judge.
These actions are before the Court on the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation that the matters be dismissed because they are barred by the one-year limitation period included in the recent Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244. Both petitioners have filed objections. This Court reviews the Magistrate Judge’s determinations de novo. 28 U.S.C. § 686(b).
The issue before this Court is whether the newly enacted limitations period of the AED-PA is effective against a…
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