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

John Green v. Anthony Hedgpeth

John Green v. Anthony Hedgpeth
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided May 22, 2012 · Canby, Graber, Smith
473 F. App'x 650

John Green v. Anthony Hedgpeth

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner John Green 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.

Green contends he is entitled to equitable tolling because he did not have access to his legal files. Green has not demonstrated that an extraordinary circumstance beyond his control prevented him from *651 timely filing his habeas petition, or that he has been pursuing his rights diligently. See Holland v. Florida, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2549, 2562, 177 L.Ed.2d 130 (2010); Chaffer v. Prosper, 592 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir. 2010) (per curiam) (petitioner bears the “heavy burden” of showing that he diligently pursued his rights and that an extraordinary circumstance stood in his way).

We construe Green’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); see also 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 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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