MERRITT v. BLAINE

No. 01-2455.

326 F.3d 157 (2003)

Marvon MERRITT, a/k/a Merrit Monroe v. Conner BLAINE; The District Attorney of the County of Philadelphia; The Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania Marvon Merritt, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

April 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Elizabeth Lee (Argued), Portland, for Appellant.

Robert M. Falin (Argued), Assistant District Attorney, Thomas W. Dolgenos, Chief, Federal Litigation, Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy District Attorney, Arnold H. Gordon, First Assistant District Attorney, Lynne Abraham, District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Appellees.

Before SLOVITER, McKEE, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Marvon Merritt appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing his petition for habeas corpus as time-barred under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA). Merritt v. Blaine, No. 00-2338 (E.D.Pa. May 29, 2001). Merritt argues that the District Court erred by not tolling the statute of limitations for his federal habeas corpus...

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