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CHRISTESON v. ROPER

No. 16-2730.

845 F.3d 1239 (2017)

Mark CHRISTESON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Don ROPER, Respondent-Appellee. American Bar Association; Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center; National Associate for Public Defense; National Legal Aid and Defender Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Former Federal and State Judges, Amici on Behalf of Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 18, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Christeson, Pro Se.

Jennifer A. Merrigan , Philadelphia, PA, Joseph J. Perkovich , Phillips Black Project, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Stephen David Hawke , Michael Joseph Spillane , Assistant Attorney Generals, Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, MO, for Respondent-Appellee.

Paulette Brown , American Bar Association, Chicago, IL, Brendan B. Gants , Clifford M. Sloan , Skadden & Arps, Washington, DC, for American Bar Association, Amicus on Behalf of Petitioner.

Amy Elizabeth Breihan , Mae C. Quinn , MacArthur Justice Center at St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, for Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, National Associate for Public Defense, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amici on Behalf of Petitioner.

Tejinder Singh , Goldstein & Russell, Bethesda, MD, for Former Federal and State Judges, Amicus on Behalf of Petitioner.

Before LOKEN, MURPHY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

This is an appeal from the district court's order denying Mark Christeson's motion to reopen a final judgment dismissing his habeas corpus application as untimely. Christeson is under a sentence of death in Missouri, and his execution is scheduled for January 31, 2017. We remand the case to the district...

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