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BURNS v. MORTON

Civil Action No. 97-2507.

970 F.Supp. 373 (1997)

Donald BURNS, Petitioner, v. Willis E. MORTON, Superintendent, and Peter Verniero, Attorney General of New Jersey, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

July 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Burns, Trenton, NJ, pro se.

Peter Verniero, Attorney General of New Jersey, Jennifer L. Gottschalk, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, Division of Criminal Justice, Appellate Bureau, Trenton, NJ, for Respondents.

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge:

Petitioner, Donald Burns ("Burns"), who is currently incarcerated at the New Jersey State Prison at Trenton, New Jersey, has moved for the appointment of counsel to represent him in connection with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to § 2254. Respondents have filed a Motion to Dismiss that Petition.

Respondents contend that Burns's petition is time-barred under the one-year statute of limitations...

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