Reed v. Goertz

Decided April 19, 2023. Brett M. Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-442 · 598 U.S. 230 · Cited 132 times

When a prisoner pursues state post-conviction DNA testing through the state-provided litigation process, the statute of limitations for a 42 U. S. C. §1983 procedural due process claim begins to run when the state litigation ends, in this case when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied Reed’s motion for rehearing.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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