Punch and Jurists

Pliler v. Ford, No. 03-221 (U.S. Supreme Court) (542 U.S. 225; 124 S.Ct. 2441) (June 21, 2004) (Justice Thomas) by In 1997, Richard Ford filed two pro se federal habeas petitions just five days before the statute of limitations expired. Because the claims in his petitions were “mixed” (i.e., they …

Olvera v. Giurbino, No. 02-56134 (9th Cir.) (371 F.3d 569) (June 8, 2004) (Judge Proctor Jr. Hug) by Because the statute of limitations continues to run during the pendency of Federal habeas corpus proceedings, a petitioner often will not have time to exhaust all of his available state remedies and …