{"id":1623,"date":"2017-02-12T03:27:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T03:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2019-11-08T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T21:39:14","slug":"attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Abandonment Claim Remanded For A Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"\nMark Christeson filed a motion to re-open his habeas proceedings under Rule 60(b) arguing that his attorney\u2019s failure to timely submit his 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 2254 petition (used by state prisoners but similar to a <a href=\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/28-usc-2255\">2255<\/a>) constituted attorney abandonment. The abandonment issue was key to resolving whether \u201cextraordinary circumstances\u201d existed to warrant granting Rule 60 relief and for equitable tolling of the statute of limitations. The Eighth Circuit remanded for a limited evidentiary hearing to determine the abandonment issue. The lower court had previously relied on prior counsel\u2019s conduct AFTER the deadline to show there was no abandonment. This was in contrast to evidence in the record that suggested the lawyers had abandoned Christeson because, for example, they did not meet with Christeson until \u201csix weeks after the petition due date.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ca8.uscourts.gov\/opndir\/17\/01\/162730P.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christeson v. Griffith<\/a>, No. 16-2730 (8<sup>th<\/sup> Cir. 2017).\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Christeson filed a motion to re-open his habeas proceedings under Rule 60(b) arguing that his attorney\u2019s failure to timely submit his 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 2254 petition (used by state prisoners but similar to a 2255) constituted attorney abandonment. The abandonment issue was key to resolving whether \u201cextraordinary circumstances\u201d existed to warrant granting Rule 60&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[328],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Attorney Abandonment | Mark Christeson | Sentencing.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A federal district judge must hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner&#039;s claim that he was denied habeas relief due to attorney abandonment.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attorney Abandonment | Mark Christeson | Sentencing.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A federal district judge must hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner&#039;s claim that he was denied habeas relief due to attorney abandonment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sentencing.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/attorneysample\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"www.facebook.com\/attorneysample\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-02-12T03:27:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-11-08T21:39:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1445\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brandon Sample\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@attorneysample\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@attorneysample\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brandon Sample\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded\",\"name\":\"Attorney Abandonment | Mark Christeson | Sentencing.net\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-02-12T03:27:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-11-08T21:39:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#\/schema\/person\/a5f0c3a713f6c398da681e9a6f26520c\"},\"description\":\"A federal district judge must hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner's claim that he was denied habeas relief due to attorney abandonment.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png\",\"width\":1445,\"height\":1920,\"caption\":\"attorney abandonment, habeas\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Attorney Abandonment Claim Remanded For A Hearing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/\",\"name\":\"Sentencing.net\",\"description\":\"News &amp; Legal Updates By Attorney Brandon Sample\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#\/schema\/person\/a5f0c3a713f6c398da681e9a6f26520c\",\"name\":\"Brandon Sample\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/500ddb8cb38ac4f20b8f38b401474946?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/500ddb8cb38ac4f20b8f38b401474946?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brandon Sample\"},\"description\":\"Brandon Sample is an attorney, author, and criminal justice reform activist. Brandon\u2019s law practice is focused on federal criminal defense, federal appeals, federal post-conviction relief, federal civil rights litigation, federal administrative law, and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/brandonsample.com\",\"www.facebook.com\/attorneysample\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/attorneysample\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Attorney Abandonment | Mark Christeson | Sentencing.net","description":"A federal district judge must hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner's claim that he was denied habeas relief due to attorney abandonment.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Attorney Abandonment | Mark Christeson | Sentencing.net","og_description":"A federal district judge must hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner's claim that he was denied habeas relief due to attorney abandonment.","og_url":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded","og_site_name":"Sentencing.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/attorneysample","article_author":"www.facebook.com\/attorneysample","article_published_time":"2017-02-12T03:27:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-11-08T21:39:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1445,"height":1920,"url":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Brandon Sample","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@attorneysample","twitter_site":"@attorneysample","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brandon Sample","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded","url":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded","name":"Attorney Abandonment | Mark Christeson | Sentencing.net","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png","datePublished":"2017-02-12T03:27:25+00:00","dateModified":"2019-11-08T21:39:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#\/schema\/person\/a5f0c3a713f6c398da681e9a6f26520c"},"description":"A federal district judge must hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner's claim that he was denied habeas relief due to attorney abandonment.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/law-39989.png","width":1445,"height":1920,"caption":"attorney abandonment, habeas"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/attorney-abandonment-claim-remanded#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Attorney Abandonment Claim Remanded For A Hearing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/","name":"Sentencing.net","description":"News &amp; Legal Updates By Attorney Brandon Sample","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#\/schema\/person\/a5f0c3a713f6c398da681e9a6f26520c","name":"Brandon Sample","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/500ddb8cb38ac4f20b8f38b401474946?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/500ddb8cb38ac4f20b8f38b401474946?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Brandon Sample"},"description":"Brandon Sample is an attorney, author, and criminal justice reform activist. Brandon\u2019s law practice is focused on federal criminal defense, federal appeals, federal post-conviction relief, federal civil rights litigation, federal administrative law, and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).","sameAs":["https:\/\/brandonsample.com","www.facebook.com\/attorneysample","https:\/\/x.com\/attorneysample"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}