Paul A. Howell v. James v. Crosby

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• holding that a federal habeas petitioner is not entitled to equitable tolling merely because the state court granted an extension of time to file his state postconviction petitions
• holding that, in the context of a Florida state habeas petition, a request for an extension of time to file motions for state postconviction relief did not toll the AEDPA’s limitation period
• finding no basis for equitable tolling “especially when the petitioner cannot establish his own diligence in ascertaining the federal habeas filing deadline”
• finding no basis for equitable tolling “especially when the petitioner cannot establish his own diligence in ascertaining the federal habeas filing deadline”
• requests for extensions of time to file motions for state post-conviction relief, and even extensions themselves, do not toll AEDPA’s statute of limitations
• requests for extensions of time to file motions for state post-conviction relief, and even extensions themselves, do not toll AEDPA’s statute of limitations

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