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Ambers v. Cockrell

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division
Jul 11, 2002
3:01-CV-2018-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 11, 2002)

Summary

holding that petitioner who was fifteen years old at the time he was convicted was not entitled to equitable tolling where he failed to explain why he waited eight years from the time of his conviction before filing his federal petition

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Opinion

3:01-CV-2018-G

July 11, 2002


ORDER


After making the review required by 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b), the Court finds that the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge are correct, and they are adopted as the findings and conclusions of the Court.


Summaries of

Ambers v. Cockrell

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division
Jul 11, 2002
3:01-CV-2018-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 11, 2002)

holding that petitioner who was fifteen years old at the time he was convicted was not entitled to equitable tolling where he failed to explain why he waited eight years from the time of his conviction before filing his federal petition

Summary of this case from Hill v. Superintendent Gowanda Correction Facility

holding that petitioner, who was fifteen years old at the time he was convicted, was not entitled to equitable tolling, where he failed to explain why he waited eight years from the time of his conviction until he filed his federal petition

Summary of this case from Pizarro v. New York State

holding that Petitioner, who was fifteen years old at the time he was convicted, was not entitled to equitable tolling, where he failed to explain why he waited eight years from the time of his conviction until he filed his federal petition

Summary of this case from Pizarro v. New York State

declining to apply equitable tolling where petitioner, who was fifteen years old at the time he was convicted, waited eight years from the time of his conviction until he filed his federal petition and failed to specify any disability or mental incapacity as a result of being a minor

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Case details for

Ambers v. Cockrell

Case Details

Full title:JAMES RAY AMBERS, #767690, Petitioner, v. JANIE COCKRELL, DIRECTOR, TEXAS…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division

Date published: Jul 11, 2002

Citations

3:01-CV-2018-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 11, 2002)

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