Davis
Davis v. Alameida
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Nimoy Eric Davis, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition as untimely. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we review de novo, Miles v. Prunty, 187 F.3d 1104,1105 (9th Cir.1999). We affirm.
Because Davis’ conviction became final on June 10, 1997, the last day on which he could have timely filed his habeas petition was June 10, 1998. Accordingly, his petition filed on June 8, 1999, was untimely unless he can show that “extraordinary circumstances” beyond his control made it impossible for him to file a timely motion. Calderon v. United States Dist. Court (Kelly), 163 F.3d 530 , 541 (9th Cir.1998) (en banc). We conclude that he has not made the required showing.
Davis contends that he is entitled to equitable tolling because lock-downs that occurred at Pelican Bay State Prison made it impossible for him to timely file his petition. This contention is unpersuasive. Davis has never offered specific evidence demonstrated the he was a part of the prison population subjected to the lock-downs nor has he indicated the length of time that the lockdowns were in effect. Accordingly, Davis…