William Eric Green v. United States
Opinion
William Green, a federal prisoner, appeals the dismissal sua sponte of his third motion to vacate as untimely. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f). The district court issued a certificate of appealability on two issues: (1) “Whether Stewart v. United States, 646 F.3d 856 (11th Cir. 2011), justifies equitable tolling of 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f)’s one year statute of limitations given Green’s diligent pursuit of his claims both pre- and post- Stewart”; and (2) ‘Whether the Stewart decision itself constitutes a new fact that restarts the one year limitations period.” But the certificate fails to identify an issue of constitutional magnitude. See Spencer v. United States, 773 F.3d 1132, 1137 (11th Cir. 2014) (en banc). We vacate the certificate of appealability and remand for the district court to consider what claims, if any, in Green’s motion “ma[k]e a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c).
VACATED AND REMANDED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- William Eric GREEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
- Status
- Unpublished