--- title: "McQuiggin v. Perkins" citation: "569 U.S. 383 (2013)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-MCQUIGGIN-569-US-383" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/569bv.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-MCQUIGGIN-569-US-383/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # McQuiggin v. Perkins ## Holding or rule used Rare actual-innocence gateway through the state-prisoner § 2244(d) time bar and evidentiary-delay boundary. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked § 2255 module. State-habeas holdings are not silently converted into direct § 2255 holdings; record, circuit, local, deadline, custody, waiver, and classification issues remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 569 U.S. 383 (2013), 569 U.S. 386–401: ## Used in - [Initial Section 2255 Motion, Filing, and Limitations](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-initial-motion-and-limitations.md) - [Section 2255 Cognizability, Default, Actual Innocence, and Ineffective Assistance](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-default-innocence-and-ineffective-assistance.md)