Lamont R. Reed v. Scott Frakes, Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Is the AEDPA one-year statute of limitations for filing a Federal Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus statutorily or equitably tolled when a State Court delays the filing of a State Postconviction Petition by scheduling a hearing for a necessary discovery motion for three months later and then denying the discovery motion without any hearing after a two-month delay?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Is the AEDPA one year statute of limitations for filing a Federal Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus statutorily or equitably tolled when a State Court delays the filing of a State Postconviction Petition by scheduling a hearing for a necessary discovery mtion for three months later and then denying the discovery motion without any hearing after a two month delay?