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CLARENCE BORNS v. TROY CHRISMAN, Warden

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 11, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Jared D. Schultz, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: Matthew A. Monahan, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Jared D. Schultz, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: Matthew A. Monahan, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Judge(s): McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Clarence Borns was convicted in Michigan state court of committing assault with intent to murder and illegally possessing a gun. He then filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, claiming that his attorney was ineffective because he failed to investigate and present crucial witness testimony. But Borns filed his petition over a year after the limitations period expired. And he hasn’t identified a reason to excuse his lateness. So we reverse the district court’s conditional grant of Borns’s habeas petition.

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