Paul T. Williams v. Larry Sims

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• explaining that “reasonable mistakes of law are not a basis for equitable tolling” even if the plaintiff is pro se
• noting that “even reasonable mistakes of law are not a basis for equitable tolling”
• stating that the common law tolling doctrines of equitable estoppel and equitable tolling are applicable to habeas statute of limitations provided the doctrines are not applied in a way that is inconsistent with the statute
• recognizing §§ 2244(d)(1)(B) and (D) codify equitable tolling and estoppel principles, respectively
• “[E]ven reasonable mistakes of law are not a basis for equitable tolling,” and this rule “has been applied repeatedly to pro se [litigants].”
• reasonable mistakes of law are not a basis for equitable tolling even if the plaintiff is a pro se prisoner

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).