Legal Opinion
Rouse v. Iowa
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided July 28, 2000No. C 99-4027-MWBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WITHDRAWAL OF REFERRAL TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING RESPONDENT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. WITHDRAWAL OF REFERRAL. 05 t-H
II.RULING ON RESPONDENT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 05 tH
A. Background .. 05 r-4
B. Legal Analgsis tH 03
1. Standards for summary judgment .1121
2. Timeliness of federal habeas corpus petitions.1122
a. The limitations period.1122
b. ’’Tolling” of the limitations period.1123
3. The meaning of “a properly filed application” .1124
a. Rules of statutory interpretation.1124
b. Plain meaning and ambiguity.1125
c.…
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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- United States v. Ochoa-HerediaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
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