Perkins
Perkins v. Waddington
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Washington state prisoner Daniel G. Perkins appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing as untimely his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition challenging his transfer to Colorado pursuant to an interstate compact. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo the district court’s denial of a habeas corpus petition for failure to comply with the one-year statute of limitations established in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AED-PA”), see Laws v. Lamarque, 351 F.3d 919, 922 (9th Cir.2003), and affirm.
The district court properly raised the issue of whether Perkins’ § 2254 petition was time-barred under the AEDPA statute of limitations. See Day v. McDonough, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 1675, 1684 , 164 L.Ed.2d 376 (2006) (holding that district courts may consider, sua sponte, the timeliness of a state prisoner’s habeas petition if the court: (1) accords the parties fair notice and an opportunity to present their positions; and (2) assures itself that the petitioner is not significantly prejudiced by the delayed focus on the limitation issue).