Melancon v. Kaylo

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2001-08-06

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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: Kevin A. Melancon, Louisiana prisoner # 98471, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as *403 time-barred. Melancon was granted a Certificate of Appealability (“COA”) as to whether his supervisory writ application to the Louisiana Court of Appeal was “properly filed” a…

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