U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2012

Bruce Johnson v. M. Martel

Bruce Johnson v. M. Martel
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided February 23, 2012 · Fernandez, McKeown, Bybee
468 F. App'x 793

Bruce Johnson v. M. Martel

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Bruce Ellis Johnson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition as untimely. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Johnson contends that he is entitled to equitable tolling because he was not properly advised about AEDPA and its deadlines, his attorney withheld his legal file, and he did not have knowledge of the denial of his state habeas petition. Equitable tolling is not warranted because Johnson has not shown that any of these circumstances caused the untimely filing of his federal habeas petition. See Ramirez v. Yates, 571 F.3d 993, 997 (9th Cir. 2009).

We construe Johnson’s additional arguments as a motion to expand the certificate of appealability. So construed, the motion is denied. See 9th Cir. R. 22-1 (e); Hiivala v. Wood, 195 F.3d 1098, 1104-05 (9th Cir. 1999) (per curiam).

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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