Ray

Ray v. Marshall

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376 F. App'x 670
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 15, 201007-17305California309 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Floyd Eugene Ray appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ha-beas petition as untimely. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.

Ray contends he is entitled to statutory tolling for the time that elapsed between the denial of his habeas petition in the Fresno Superior Court and the filing of his habeas petition in the California Court of Appeal. This contention lacks merit. See Evans v. Chavis, 546 U.S. 189, 201 , 126 S.Ct. 846 , 163 L.Ed.2d 684 (2006); Chaffer v. Prosper, 592 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2010) (per curiam) (petitioner not entitled to statutory tolling for gaps of 101 and 115 days between state court habeas filings).

Ray also contends that he is entitled to equitable tolling because he lacked access to his legal files after a prison transfer. This contention fails because Ray failed to show diligence or that some extraordinary circumstances stood in his way. See Pace v. DiGuglielmo, 544 U.S. 408, 418 , 125 S.Ct. 1807 , 161 L.Ed.2d 669 (2005); Waldron-Ramsey v. Pacholke, 556 F.3d 1008, 1013-14 (9th Cir.2009). To the extent that Ray contends he is entitled to an…

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