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No. 19-8310October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020

Docket 19-8310October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Haynes v. Peters

Haynes v.

Case status

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released May 26, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 26, 2020
What it's about

Haynes v. Peters is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in which the petitioner filed for a writ of certiorari and requested to proceed in forma pauperis.

Question presented

1. Whether the district court erred in dismissing Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus as time-barred under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)? 2. Whether Petitioner is entitled to equitable tolling of the one-year statute of limitations for filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 26, 2020

Area

Criminal Procedure

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Apr 18, 2026
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