Legal Opinion
Washington v. Ryan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2016No. 05-99009, 07-15536PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge BYBEE; Dissent by Judge WATFORD
OPINION
CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:
Theodore Washington, an Arizona death row inmate, filed a notice of appeal (“NOA”) thirty-one days after the district court denied his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(1) limited the window for filing this notice to just thirty days, but the rules also provided a grace period for requesting an extension of time. Due to a combination of circumstances — including an error by the court — Washington did not request an extension because he did not learn that his NOA was one…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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