Fonseca-Guerra

United States v. Fonseca-Guerra

Good Law
44 F. App'x 874
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 20, 2002No. 01-56843; D.C. No. CV-00-2538-JNK CR-97-00843-JNKCalifornia306 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jorge Fonseca-Guerra appeals the district court’s denial of his motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Fonseca-Guerra acknowledges that his § 2255 motion was filed beyond the one-year time limit, 1 but contends that he is entitled to equitable tolling. Even if equitable tolling is available under § 2255, see United States v. Schwartz, 274 F.3d 1220 , 1224-25 & n. 4 (9th Cir.2001), Fonseca-Guerra is not entitled to it because he has not demonstrated that “extraordinary circumstances beyond [his] control ... ma[d]e it impossible to file a petition on time.” Calderon v. United States Dist. Court (Beeler), 128 F.3d 1283, 1288 (9th Cir.1997) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted), overruled on other grounds in Calderon v. United States Dist. Court (Kelly), 163 F.3d 530, 541 (9th Cir.1998) (en banc). With one possible exception, the various explanations Fonse-ca-Guerra offers for his tardiness are unremarkable. Fonseca-Guerra’s only serious contention is that he lacked access to a law library during his time at a holdover detention facility. However, even if that time were excluded, it would amount to…

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