Rex Gainey v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Should district courts adopt a holistic approach to late habeas filings caused by COVID-19 conditions?
No question identified. : ; QUESTION Should district courts adopt an approach that allows for the holistic consideration of all the circumstances accompanying a petitioner's late filing when deciding whether to dismiss that petition (28 U.S.C. § 2254, habeas corpus) as barred by AEDPA's statute of limitations, especially when caused by the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and/or should the courts continue to apply the approach even after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are mitigated especially for an illiterate prisoner lacking access to the prison law library?