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No. 8647520
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Rosati v. Kernan
No. 8647520 · Decided February 1, 2008
No. 8647520·Ninth Circuit · 2008·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
February 1, 2008
Citation
No. 8647520
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
MEMORANDUM ** California state prisoner Philip Walker Rosati appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as time-barred. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. This court granted a certificate of appealability as to whether Rosati is entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s one-year statute of limitations should have been equitably tolled. Having reviewed Rosati’s contentions with respect to his entitlement to equitable tolling, we conclude that, at best, Rosati is entitled to equitable tolling only for the 142 days that he was deprived of his legal materials and files. See Pace v. DiGuglielmo, 544 U.S. 408, 418 , 125 S.Ct. 1807 , 161 L.Ed.2d 669 (2005); Gaston v. Palmer, 417 F.3d 1030, 1034-35 (9th Cir.2005), modified on other grounds by 447 F.3d 1165 (9th Cir.2006), cert. denied, — *551 U.S.-, 127 S.Ct. 979 , 166 L.Ed.2d 742 (2007); Espinoza-Matthews v. California, 482 F.3d 1021, 1027-28 (9th Cir.2005). Even given the benefit of these 142 days, Rosati’s federal petition would still be untimely. On this record, there was no reason for the district court to hold an evidentiary hearing. Cf. Roy v. Lampert, 465 F.3d 964, 969 (9th Cir.2006). AFFIRMED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Plain English Summary
MEMORANDUM ** California state prisoner Philip Walker Rosati appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C.
Key Points
01MEMORANDUM ** California state prisoner Philip Walker Rosati appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C.
02This court granted a certificate of appealability as to whether Rosati is entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act’s one-year statute of limitations should have been equitably
03Having reviewed Rosati’s contentions with respect to his entitlement to equitable tolling, we conclude that, at best, Rosati is entitled to equitable tolling only for the 142 days that he was deprived of his legal materials and files.
04Palmer, 417 F.3d 1030, 1034-35 (9th Cir.2005), modified on other grounds by 447 F.3d 1165 (9th Cir.2006), cert.
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MEMORANDUM ** California state prisoner Philip Walker Rosati appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C.
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