Lugo v. Secretary, FL Dept. of Corrections, No. 11-13439 (11th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a death row inmate, appealed the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus as time-barred. Petitioner also challenged the denial of his Rule 60(b) motion. The court agreed with the district court's conclusion that petitioner had not shown the existence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented him from timely filing his petition. The court concluded that the district court properly dismissed petitioner's federal habeas corpus petition as time-barred, even without holding an evidentiary hearing. The court also concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it denied the Rule 60(b) motion. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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