Legal Opinion
Frank L. Stokes v. Jessie Williams, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2007No. 05-3020PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Frank L. Stokes, is an Ohio prisoner serving a life sentence following his state court conviction for rape. Shortly after we issued our decision in Abela v. Martin, 348 F.3d 164 (6th Cir.2003) (en banc), he filed a motion in the district court pursuant to Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking to overturn the earlier dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. Relying on our ruling in Abela that the time to file a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is tolled until the conclusion of the 90-day period for seeking Supreme Court review of a state court…
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