Molina

Molina v. United States

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27 F. App'x 796
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 13, 2001No. 00-15843; DC# CV-99-00431-WDB CR-95-00446-WDBCalifornia400 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Johnny Hector Molina appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion as untimely. Molina seeks to challenge his guilty plea conviction for ten counts of bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Miles v. Prunty, 187 F.3d 1104, 1105 (9th Cir.1999), and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Molina contends that 1) the district court erred for failing to address his equitable tolling claims, and 2) he is entitled to tolling of the AEDPA’s one-year statute of limitations. However, based on the inadequate record before us, we cannot determine whether the district court properly addressed Molina’s equitable tolling claims, let alone determine whether he was entitled to equitable or statutory tolling. See Herbst v. Cook, 260 F.3d 1039, 1044 (9th Cir.2001).

Equitable tolling is available “if extraordinary circumstances beyond a prisoner’s control make it impossible to file a petition on time.” Miles, 187 F.3d at 1107 (internal citations omitted). See also Allen v. Lewis, 255 F.3d 798, 800 (9th Cir.2001). Statutory tolling is available until an “impediment to making…

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