No. 19-8155October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Saunders v. Johnson
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in forma pauperis appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in forma pauperis appealing a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether the District Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in dismissing Petitioner's 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as untimely, where Petitioner demonstrated that he was entitled to equitable tolling of the AEDPA statute of limitations? 2. Whether the District Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in failing to consider Petitioner's claim of actual innocence as a gateway to excuse the procedural default of his claims?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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