Legal Opinion
Bolarinwa v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 2010No. Docket 08-0832-prPublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:
This case calls upon us to determine whether mental illness can serve as a ground for equitable tolling of the one-year statute of limitations for filing habeas petitions prescribed by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”). See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). We hold that it can. In addition, we find that the district court properly granted Petitioner-Appellant’s motion for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal to this Court. We vacate the judgment of the district court and remand to allow Petitioner-Appellant to present that court with evidence…
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