Browder

Browder v. Belleque

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216 F. App'x 646
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 3, 2007No. 05-36204California315 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

We review de novo the district court’s dismissal of a habeas corpus petition on statute of limitations grounds. See Malcom v. Payne, 281 F.3d 951, 955-56 (9th Cir.2002).

*647 The Board’s initial revocation of Browder’s parole and imposition of a 180-day sanction in 1995 was sufficient to put Browder in a “position to realize that he ha[d] an interest” in challenging the Board’s jurisdiction over him. See Johnson v. United States, 544 U.S. 295, 308 , 125 S.Ct. 1571 , 161 L.Ed.2d 542 (2005). This triggered 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (d)(l)(D)’s due diligence requirement, see 544 U.S. at 308-09 , 125 S.Ct. 1571 , which Browder fails to satisfy. Despite having his parole revoked and receiving a prison sanction in October 1995 and on four subsequent occasions between then and 1998, Browder failed to appeal the Board’s action until 1999, when his parole was revoked for the final time, he was denied re-release, and his release date was reset to May 18, 2014. This is not the “prompt action” contemplated by Johnson as satisfying the due diligence requirement. Id. at 308 , 125 S.Ct. 1571 . Browder’s petition was not timely.

Browder also argues that he is entitled to equitable or…

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