SIMMONS v. U.S.

No. 19-1757.

974 F.3d 791 (2020)

RonRico SIMMONS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Patricia Gaedeke , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar , Neal Kumar Katyal , HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Patricia Gaedeke , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: ROGERS, KETHLEDGE, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Deadlines matter, especially in habeas cases. So we require good excuses to overcome them. One valid excuse is when the government itself creates an unconstitutional impediment to a prisoner's timely filing of a motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U...

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