was “a new case rather than a continuation or amendment” and could not relate back to his previous timely-filed motions that were dismissed without prejudice. I know that most lawyer groups on Reddit aren't controlled by the best people and so if this ends up being deleted I'll be less than surprised . As Matthew is learning and writing Frank Amodeo's story, Frank Amodeo is simultaneously learning Matthew's story and representing him legally, using his brilliant problem solving and legal skills to battle the government and try to reduce Matthew's 26 year sentence. The district court correctly determined that Amodeo’s third motion to vacate could not be timely filed through relation back to his previously dismissed motions.

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Our view is that a freestanding claim of actual innocence has to be cognizable under [the writ of] habeas corpus because justice demands that we protect the scope of constitutional protections for the innocent,” Kummer said.J. with his great wife, Barbara, and two awesome children, Olivia and Frank, endeavoring to continue walking with Jesus where he is, wherever He is. S. District Judge William Hodges held that the “very narrow grounds” for which relief might be available in the 11th Circuit were “not present in this case. Amodeo bears the burden of proving that his filing warrants equitable tolling of the limitation period. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site.

It's an epic tale about a brilliant, disbarred lawyer with a genius IQ and a massive, rapid-cycling bipolar condition which leads him to believe he's communicating with God, and that God is telling him he has a pre-ordained destiny to BECOME EMPEROR OF THE WORLD. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (January 22, 2020) Before WILLIAM PRYOR, GRANT and LUCK, Circuit Judges.

The story would be one of the most amazing tales ever written as a standalone, but the story unfolds while the author happens to be locked in a federal prison with the subject, spending many hours of the day with him. Amodeo pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS, conspiring to commit wire fraud, obstructing an agency proceeding and failing to collect and remit payroll taxes. From Amodeo’s global headquarters in the shadow of Florida’s Disney World, with a nearly inexhaustible supply of the Internal Revenue Service’s funds, Amodeo acquired multiple businesses and amassed a mega corporate-conglomerate.

The way many well educated business associates were complacent in the take over and truly didn't think they were doing anything wrong, speaks to the age of question of; is he insane? not going to spoil the story but this tale includes Frank meeting at the White House with President Bush and NATO heads, multiple coup attempts, and the acquisition of one of the largest private armies in the world which was utilized by the US government for sensitive missions in the middle east). From reading the book, I learned Matthew had an amazing story of his own as one of the most notorious con men in the country, who at one point was the Secret Service's most wanted man. PER CURIAM: Frank Louis Amodeo, a federal prisoner, appeals the denial of his third motion to vacate as untimely.

He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1986, and his Master's degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1996. The district court also ruled that Amodeo was not entitled to equitable tolling because his litigiousness evidenced that his “mental health [did not] prevent[] him from timely filing a § 2255 motion. Driven by his delusions of world conquest, he negotiated the purchase of a squadron of American fighter jets and the controlling interest in a former Soviet ICBM factory. If you were to read a brief news article on Frank L Amodeo, you sit there and think "This is an exaggeration. Amodeo then petitioned 2 Case: 15-15280 Date Filed: 01/22/2020 Page: 3 of 5 unsuccessfully for a certificate of appealability and for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court.