Legal Opinion
ATA v. Scutt
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 28, 2011No. 09-1522PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JANE ROTH, Circuit Judge.
Muzaffer Ata appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Ata contends that the district court improperly granted the State of Michigan’s motion for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds because, at a minimum, his motion for equitable tolling required an evidentiary hearing. In support of his petition and his motion for equitable tolling, Ata alleged that the existence of his serious and protracted mental illness prevented him from timely filing. In his petition, his motion, and their supporting documents, he…
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