Legal Opinion
James Mathena v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2009No. 08-2184PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
James W. Mathena petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging the execution of his federal sentence. The district court dismissed the petition as barred by a one-year statute of limitations, and Mathena appeals. Reviewing the dismissal de novo, we reverse and remand for the district court to dismiss the petition without prejudice, because Mathena’s petition was timely, but he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies.
In June 2003, Mathena was arrested by Missouri law enforcement officers and charged with…
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