Edward Thomas James v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
HabeasCorpus Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
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1. Whether a petitioner is prohibited in all circumstances from amending mid appeal pleadings unless his judgment is first set aside? 2. Whether a motion to amend a federal habeas petition while an appeal from the dismissal of the petition is pending constitutes a second or successive petiti on under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b) ? 3. Whether the standard for equitable tolling on the basis of mental incapacitation turns on the extent of documentation of the severity of the impairment that hinder ed timely filing of a habeas petition ? 4. Whether an evidentiary hearing is warranted to resolve an equitable tolling issue when the material facts necessary to determine whether tolling is appropriate are in dispute?