Legal Opinion
Randall Gendron v. United States of America, Randall Gendron v. United States of America, James P. Glass v. Rodney J. Ahitow
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1998No. 98-1233, 98-1291 and 98-1468PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Per curiam
Prior to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), a prisoner possessed virtually unlimited amounts of time to file a first petition for collateral review under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2254 and 2255. In an attempt to curb the protracted nature of .such litigation, Congress established a one-year period of limitations. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(d), 2255. We have consolidated for consideration and decision three appeals in order to clarify how district courts are to apply the new periods of limitation.
Randall Gendron’s appeals, Nos. 98-1233 and 981291, arose from the following facts. On…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- City of Milwaukee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by106 opinions
- Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Michael Kapral v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Carl D. Bond v. Michael W. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Steven Taliani v. James Chrans, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Terry v. Anderson v. Jon E. Litscher, SecretaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
101 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.