Rodney Wayne Patterson v. Warden Dewayne Estes

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION RODNEY WAYNE ) PATTERSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No.: 5:18-cv-02059-MHH v. ) ) WARDEN DEWAYNE ESTES, ) ) Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, petitioner Rodney Wayne Patterson seeks federal habeas relief from his state court conviction for attempted murder. (Doc. 1). The Court previously determined that Mr. Patterson’s habeas petition is untimely but that he is entitled to equitable tolling because he has demonstrated that his attorney abandoned him, creating extraordinary…