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BLOUNT v. U.S.

No. 15-5056.

860 F.3d 732 (2017)

Carlton J. BLOUNT, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America and District of Columbia, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 27, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lehn , Greenwich, CT, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With him on the briefs were Seth P. Waxman and Arpit K. Garg , Washington, DC.

Carlton J. Blount, pro se, filed the briefs for appellant.

Katherine M. Kelly , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. On the brief were Elizabeth Trosman , Chrisellen R. Kolb , T. Anthony Quinn , and Ann K. H. Simon , Assistant U.S. Attorneys. Suzanne Grealy Curt , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

Carlton Blount is a prisoner convicted of two murders who filed a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court dismissed the petition as time-barred, a decision that Blount now seeks to appeal. But the federal habeas statute restricts such appeals. Blount's "appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals...

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