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KNIGHT v. SCHOFIELD

No. 00-12542.

292 F.3d 709 (2002)

Cleveland KNIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Derrick SCHOFIELD, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan K. Walsh, Courtland Reichman (Court Appointed), King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Paula Khristian Smith, Daniel G. Ashburn, GA Dept. of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before WILSON, RONEY and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves application of equitable tolling to the one-year statute of limitations for filing habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Cleveland Knight, while incarcerated, filed an application for habeas corpus in Georgia state court. It was denied, but Knight did not learn of the denial until nearly eighteen months later. Five months after learning of the denial, Knight filed a § 2254 motion in federal court. The district court...

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