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CHAVEZ v. SECRETARY FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 10-13840.

647 F.3d 1057 (2011)

Juan Carlos CHAVEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Attorney General of the State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 25, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Anthony Norgard , (Court-Appointed), Norgard & Norgard, Bartow, Bartow, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Scott Andrew Browne , Tampa, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before CARNES, WILSON and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

CARNES, Circuit Judge:

Just as time waits for no one, there are limits on how long our legal system will wait for anyone to bring a claim. Those limits are expressed in and enforced by statutes of limitations and doctrines of repose. The statute of limitations involved in this case is the one that requires a prisoner seeking federal habeas corpus relief to file the petition within one year after the conclusion of his direct appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244...

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