Jose Cardona v. Warden Lewisburg
Opinion
OPINION
Jose Cardona, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the District Court’s denial of his motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 60(b)(2). For the following reasons, we will summarily affirm. 1
Cardona’s habeas petition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, was denied on July 6, 2011. Since then, he has attempted to reopen the judgment at least five times. This appeal stems from his sixth unsuccessful attempt, filed on April 15, 2013. He relied on Rule 60(b)(2), claiming that he had newly discovered evidence that would warrant relief from the District Court’s order denying his habeas petition.
Motions brought under Rule 60(b)(2) must be filed “no more than a year after the entry of the judgment or order or the date of the proceeding.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(c). Cardona’s motion was filed nearly two years after the entry of judgment, and the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying it as untimely. 2 See Brown *137 v. Philadelphia Hous. Auth., 350 F.3d 338, 342 (3d Cir. 2003). There being no substantial question presented on appeal, we will summarily affirm.
. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We may summarily affirm the decision of the District Court if no substantial question is presented on appeal. 3d Cir. L.A.R. 27.4; I.O.P. 10.6.
. As he did in the District Court, Cardona argues that his previous appeal to us tolled *137 the one-year deadline. As the District Court explained, (Dkt. No. 42, p. 4), it did not. See Hancock Indus. v. Schaeffer, 811 F.2d 225, 239 (3d Cir. 1987). The District Court also determined that Cardona’s motion was merit-less, an issue we need not discuss, given its untimeliness.
Reference
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- Jose Cristobal CARDONA, Appellant v. Warden LEWISBURG
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- Unpublished