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At page 1154 Interpreting the one-year statute of limitations for motions28 citing cases“usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.”21 citing courts quote it
  • Quavo Delmontae Williams v. United States, No. 4:25-cv-01464 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 14, 2025).
    Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019).
  • Robinson v. United States, No. 4:22-cv-00558 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 14, 2025).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Graham v. U.S. Senate, No. 4:24-cv-01662 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 16, 2024).
    See 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (f); Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019).
  • Clayton v. United States, No. 1:24-cv-00142 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 12, 2024).
    As the Eighth Circuit has explained, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F…
  • Swearengen v. United States, No. 4:24-cv-01117 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 10, 2024).
    In practice, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of ‘the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.’” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Ci…
  • Daggett v. United States, No. 1:21-cv-00067 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 30, 2024).
    In practice, this usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of ‘the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.’” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 225…
  • Boyce v. United States, No. 1:23-cv-00222 (E.D. Mo. Mar. 8, 2024).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Handy v. United States, No. 4:23-cv-01097 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 6, 2023).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” See Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1…
  • Robinson v. United States, No. 4:23-cv-01006 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 22, 2023).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Williams v. United States, No. 4:22-cv-00732 (E.D. Mo. July 19, 2022).
    In practice, this “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019).
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  • Szczerba v. United States, No. 4:21-cv-00225 (E.D. Mo. June 2, 2022).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Anderson v. United States, No. 4:21-cv-01472 (E.D. Mo. May 19, 2022).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • White v. United States, No. 4:22-cv-00118 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 6, 2022).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • White v. United States, No. 4:22-cv-00118 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 22, 2022).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Colon v. United States, No. 1:21-cv-00004 (E.D. Mo. July 22, 2021).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Colon v. United States, No. 1:21-cv-00004 (E.D. Mo. June 7, 2021).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Swopes v. United States, No. 4:20-cv-01126 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 20, 2021).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Swopes v. United States, No. 4:20-cv-01126 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 22, 2020).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Morris v. United States, No. 1:19-cv-00236 (E.D. Mo. Mar. 26, 2020).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Higgins v. United States, No. 4:19-cv-02863, 2020 WL 587690 (E.D. Mo. Feb. 6, 2020).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Morris v. United States, No. 1:19-cv-00236 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 7, 2020).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Clay v. United States, No. 4:19-cv-02015, 2019 WL 6842005 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 16, 2019).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Stewart v. United States, No. 4:19-cv-03189 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 9, 2019).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Higgins v. United States, No. 4:19-cv-02863 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 5, 2019).
    In practice, however, the one-year statute of limitations “usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.” Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154…
  • Robinson v. United States, No. 4:22-cv-00071 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 18, 2024).
    See Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019) In practice, this usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of ‘the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final.’”).
  • Thompson v. United States, No. 4:21-cv-01476 (E.D. Mo. June 3, 2024).
    See Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019) (per curiam) (“Motions under § 2255 are subject to a one-year limitations period.
  • Finch v. United States, No. 4:21-cv-00883 (E.D. Mo. Apr. 22, 2024).
    See Mora-Higuera v. United States, 914 F.3d 1152, 1154 (8th Cir. 2019) (per curiam) (“Motions under § 2255 are subject to a one-year limitations period.
  • McNair v. United States, No. 1:20-cv-00261 (E.D. Mo. Dec. 10, 2020).
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Jose Alberto MORA-HIGUERA, Petitioner - Appellant
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Respondent - Appellee
17-3638.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Jan 31, 2019.
Published opinion
914 F.3d 1152
James S. Becker, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner - Appellant. , Jose Alberto Mora-Higuera, Pro Se. , Lisa D. Kirkpatrick, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Saint Paul, MN, Jeffrey S. Paulsen, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent - Appellee.
Shepherd, Kelly, Stras.
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PER CURIAM.

In 2000, Jose Alberto Mora-Higuera pleaded guilty to four counts related to methamphetamine and cocaine distribution and one count of unlawful reentry after removal. The district court classified Mora-Higuera as a career offender under United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.1 and sentenced him to 292 months' imprisonment. As relevant here, the district court determined that one of Mora-Higuera's convictions-California second-degree robbery-qualified as a predicate "crime of violence" under § 4B1.2 of the Guidelines. We affirmed Mora-Higuera's sentence on appeal. See United States v. Mora-Higuera , 269 F.3d 905 , 912-13 (8th Cir. 2001). 1 In June 2016, he moved to correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 based on Johnson v. United States , --- U.S. ----, 135 S.Ct. 2551 , 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), but the district court 2 denied his motion as untimely.

We review de novo the district court's dismissal of a § 2255 motion based on the statute of limitations. E.J.R.E. v. United States , 453 F.3d 1094 , 1097 (8th Cir. 2006). Motions under § 2255 are subject to a one-year limitations period. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (f). In practice, this usually means that a prisoner must file a motion within one year of "the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes final." § 2255(f)(1). "He may file at a later date, however, if the motion comes within one year of 'the date on which the right asserted was initially recognized by the Supreme Court, if that right has been newly recognized by the Supreme Court and made retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review.' " Russo v. United States , 902 F.3d 880 , 882 (8th Cir. 2018) (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (f)(3) ).

Mora-Higuera argues that his motion is timely under § 2255(f)(3) because he filed it within one year of the Supreme Court's decision in Johnson , which invalidated the residual clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act. Mora-Higuera argues that Johnson also effectively invalidated the residual clause of § 4B1.2(a)(2) of the mandatory Guidelines that were in effect at the time of his original sentencing.

Mora-Higuera's arguments are foreclosed by Russo . In that case, we held that the right Mora-Higuera asserts here-"a right under the Due Process Clause to be sentenced without reference to the residual clause of § 4B1.2(a)(2) under the mandatory guidelines"-was "not dictated by Johnson ." 902 F.3d at 882-83 . To the contrary, we reasoned, "[i]t is reasonably debatable whether Johnson 's holding regarding the ACCA extends to the former mandatory guidelines," and, accordingly, the petitioner in that case could not benefit from a renewed limitations period under § 2255(f)(3). Id. at 883 . So too here.

The judgment of the district court is affirmed.

1

The district court subsequently reduced Mora-Higuera's sentence to 262 months' imprisonment based on Amendment 782 to the Guidelines. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (c)(2). Mora-Higuera qualified for a reduction because the drug quantity table of § 2D1.1, rather than his career-offender status, set his original total offense level. See United States v. Small , 599 F.3d 814 , 815 (8th Cir. 2010) ("The career-offender provision requires that the total offense level be the greater of the offense level in § 4B1.1(b), or the offense level otherwise applicable under Chapters Two and Three of the guidelines based on the underlying conduct."); see also United States v. Thomas , 775 F.3d 982 , 982-83 (8th Cir. 2014) (per curiam) (explaining that Amendment 782 is applicable if the offense level is calculated under § 2D1.1, but inapplicable if it is based on career-offender status). After Amendment 782, however, both Mora-Higuera's total offense level and his criminal history category were driven by his career-offender status.

2

The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.