Legal Opinion
Eugenio L. Rodriguez v. Mike Holmes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1992No. 91-8090PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Eugenio L. Rodriguez appeals from the district court’s dismissal under Fed.R.Civ. Pro. 12(b)(6) as time-barred his civil rights complaint filed pro se and in forma pau-peris pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory and injunctive relief as well as for compensatory and punitive damages. We have in this case a pro se litigant who was caught by the repeal of a tolling statute, who scrupulously followed to his detriment the dictates of the district court and of this Court, and who exhausted his state habeas remedies before filing his federal civil rights suit.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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- Bilal Muhammad Ali v. Max HiggsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by55 opinions
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