CLOSE v. U.S.

Nos. 99-2260, 99-2296.

336 F.3d 1283 (2003)

Joseph CLOSE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. James T. Estes, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Thomas Truskoski (Court-Appointed), Orlando, FL, for Close and Estes.

Linda Julin McNamara, Tamra Phipps, Todd B. Grandy, Tampa, FL, for United States.

Before ANDERSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and PROPST, District Judge.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Joseph Close and James Estes jointly appeal the dismissal of their motion to vacate, set aside, or correct their sentences, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Because their motions were filed after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA"), Pub.L. No. 104-32, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), its provisions govern this appeal. We AFFIRM the district court's dismissal of the § 2255 motions as time...

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