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Justice Manual § 2-4.121
Criminal Cases—Collateral Relief—28 U.S.C. § 2255 and Habeas Corpus
Proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and habeas corpus are treated as independent proceedings subject to the rules for civil cases for the purpose of computing time to appeal under the rules. This means that the time to appeal from the district court to the court of appeals is 60 days and the time to petition for a writ of certiorari is 90 days. See 28 U.S.C. § 2101(c); Rule 20.2, Rules of the Supreme Court.
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[updated July 2018]
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